# NTSB MIA77DA015: Cessna 337G, N72459, Summer Haven, FL, December 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1976
- Place: Summer Haven, FL · SUMMER HAVEN, FL
- Location: 29.6991° N, 81.2234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Summer Haven, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6991&lon=-81.2234&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156220
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DA015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DA015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3720   76/12/1 NR.SUMMER HAVEN,FL    CESSNA 337G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56,
        TIME - 2114                    N72459              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLESTON,SC               FT LAUDERDALE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
          SYSTEMS-GYRO FLT INST FAILED FOR UNKNOWN REASON
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       58
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           10                                                       14
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- WRECKAGE NOT RECOVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72459](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72459-1977-03-22), registration cancelled 1977-03-22, S/N 33701593 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337G
- Registry model: [Cessna 337G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337g) (registry code 2075730) (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 19761201041619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761201041619A), Dec 1, 1976: Cessna 337G, Summer Haven, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Wreckage not recovered. Systems-gyro flt inst failed for unknown reason

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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