# NTSB MIA72AM124: Cessna 414, N8137Q, Merritt Islnd, FL, May 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1972
- Place: Merritt Islnd, FL · MERRITT ISLND, FL
- Location: 28.3092° N, 80.6760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merritt Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3092&lon=-80.6760&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165748
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72AM124
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM124

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8137Q-1973-05-07), registration cancelled 1973-05-07, S/N 414-0037, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Registry model: [Cessna 414](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (registry code 2075908) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Merritt Island

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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