# NTSB MIA76AM048: Cessna 337G, N97C, Boca Raton, FL, November 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1975
- Place: Boca Raton, FL · BOCA RATON, FL
- Location: 26.3708° N, 80.1026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boca Raton, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3708&lon=-80.1026&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152066
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76AM048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4107  75/11/29 NR.BOCA RATON,FL      CESSNA 337G         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 4015
        TIME - 1410                    N97C                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BOCA RATON,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT ON LOCAL FLT TO TEST LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97C-1976-05-18), registration cancelled 1976-05-18, S/N P3370134 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337G
- Registry model: [Cessna T-337](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t-337) (registry code 2075703) (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 19751129042759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751129042759A), Nov 29, 1975: Cessna T337G, Boca Raton, FL, Destroyed. Plt on local flt to test landing gear malfunction.

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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