# NTSB MIA76DKT31: Cessna 337, N1259M, Miami, FL, November 27, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1975
- Place: Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151809
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKT31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKT31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3572  75/11/27   MIAMI,FL            CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1461
        TIME - 1500                    N1259M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COZUMEL,MEX                 MIAMI,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1259M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1259M-2012-06-14), registration cancelled 2012-06-14, S/N 33701259, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 337E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337e) (registry code 2075721) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19751127038859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751127038859A), Nov 27, 1975: Cessna 337G, Miami, FL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1259M (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX89LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA049), Nov 13, 1988: Cessna 337E (N1259M), Kahului, HI, destroyed

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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