# NTSB MIA74AM044: Cessna 337, N333DD, Ft Lauderdale, FL, November 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1973
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187879
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM044

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333DD-1974-02-26), registration cancelled 1974-02-26, S/N 337-0357 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 337A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337a) (registry code 2075704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731119041669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731119041669A), Nov 19, 1973: Cessna 337G, Ft Lauderdale, FL, Destroyed. Plt fell asleep at controls.

## Other investigations on N333DD (1)

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

- [NTSB MIA73FLA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLA42), Jun 2, 1973: Cessna 337 (N333DD), Gainesville, FL, substantial damage

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

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