MIA74AM044

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 337 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · November 19, 1973

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 19, 1973
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N333DDCessna 337
Status
Completed · report February 7, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731119041669A
Case key
187879

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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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3-3793  73/11/19 NR.FT LAUDERDALE,FLA  CESSNA 337          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 6192
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N333DD              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUNTA GORDO,FLA            FT LAUDERDALE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- PLT FELL ASLEEP AT CONTROLS.

Aircraft

Registration
N333DD
Reported as
Cessna 337
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N333DD · 1

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