- Date
- January 2, 1970
- Place
- Cedar Key, FL · CEDAR KEY, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5497SCessna 337B
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 141933
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0176 70/1/2 CEDAR KEY,FLA CESSNA 337B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 66, 600 TIME - 1330 N5497S PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGE T.LEWIS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GAINESVILLE,FLA CEDAR KEY,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PATTERN TOO CLOSE IN. STALLED FROM STEEP TURN TO FINAL APCH. CRASHED IN SWAMP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5497S
- Reported as
- Cessna 337B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- George T.Lewis
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