# NTSB MIA75AM049: Cessna 320, N3428Q, Tallahassee, FL, January 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1975
- Place: Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
- Location: 30.4383° N, 84.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallahassee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4383&lon=-84.2807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170727
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75AM049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2468  75/1/24    TALLAHASSEE,FL      CESSNA 320          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 297
        TIME - 1912                    N3428Q              PX-  4  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLAHASSEE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HOLLYWOOD,FL                TALLAHASSEE,FL               POMPANO BEACH,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           65                                                      160
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- ILS APCH,HIT TREES ABT 1MI FRM RWY. 1HR TOTAL ACTUAL INST TIME.VFR ARPT AVBL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3428Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3428Q-1975-05-08), registration cancelled 1975-05-08, S/N 320E0028 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- Registry model: [Cessna 320E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320e) (registry code 2074514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tallahassee Muni

## 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 19750124023849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750124023849A), Jan 24, 1975: Cessna 320E, Tallahassee, FL, Destroyed, 4 fatal. ILS apch,hit trees abt 1MI frm rwy. 1HR total actual inst time.VFR arpt avbl.

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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