# NTSB MIA74FKG64: Cessna 337, N5425S, Mcrae, GA, March 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1974
- Place: Mcrae, GA · MCRAE, GA
- Location: 32.0680° N, 82.9007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McRae, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0680&lon=-82.9007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124797
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FKG64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1505  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5425S-1974-05-23), registration cancelled 1974-05-23, S/N 3370525 (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 19740323009249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740323009249A), Mar 23, 1974: Cessna 337A, Mcrae, GA, Destroyed. Trng flt.ELT chute released,became lodged on tail surface. Rear eng secured for drop,not restarted.

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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