- Date
- March 23, 1974
- Place
- Mcrae, GA · MCRAE, GA
- Injuries
- 4 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5425SCessna 337
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740323009249A
- Case key
- 124797
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1505 74/3/23 MCRAE,GA CESSNA 337 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 957 TIME - 0935 N5425S PX- 0 3 0 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 501 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COCHRAN,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED REMARKS- TRNG FLT.ELT CHUTE RELEASED,BECAME LODGED ON TAIL SURFACE.REAR ENG SECURED FOR DROP,NOT RESTARTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5425S
- Reported as
- Cessna 337
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.