MIA71FLG28

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 337 · Hilton Head Is., SC · May 10, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 10, 1971
Place
Hilton Head Is., SC · HILTON HEAD IS., SC
Injuries
1 serious, 3 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6343FCessna 337
Status
Completed · report October 20, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161172

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0180  71/5/10    HILTON HEAD IS.SC   CESSNA 337          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 823
        TIME - 0940                    N6343F              PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILTON HEAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,SC                 HILTON HEAD IS.SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- STARTED GO-AROUND FROM BOUNCED LDG LOST CONTROL,CRASHED.

Aircraft

Registration
N6343F
Reported as
Cessna 337
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hilton Head

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.