# NTSB MIA76AM095: Cessna 337B, N5464S, Augusta, GA, July 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1976
- Place: Augusta, GA · AUGUSTA, GA
- Location: 33.4710° N, 81.9748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Augusta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4710&lon=-81.9748&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154297
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76AM095
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM095

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1942   76/7/6    AUGUSTA,GA          CESSNA 337B         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 379
        TIME - 0713                    N5464S              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DANIEL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ATLANTA,GA                  AUGUSTA,GA                   AUGUSTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       69
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           40                                                       3
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT HAD NOT TAKEN ANY FOOD FOR A CONSIDERABLE TIME BFR ACDT.TURN TO ALIGN ACFT WITH RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5464S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5464S-1976-10-14), registration cancelled 1976-10-14, S/N 3370564 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337B
- Registry model: [Cessna 337B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337b) (registry code 2075706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Daniel Field

## 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 19760706026539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760706026539A), Jul 6, 1976: Cessna 337B, Augusta, GA, Destroyed. Plt had not taken any food for a considerable time bfr acdt. Turn to align acft with rwy.

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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