- Date
- May 15, 1972
- Place
- Merritt Islnd, FL · MERRITT ISLND, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8137QCessna 414
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165748
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0747 72/5/15 MERRITT ISLND,FLA CESSNA 414 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1248 TIME - 1449 N8137Q PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRITT ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FLA MERRITT ISLND,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 - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- LOST CTL IN STEEP TURN TO FINAL APCH. CRASHED IN RIVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8137Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 414
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Merritt Island
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