# NTSB MIA78FA057: Cessna 337F, N1773M, No Name Key, FL, March 31, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1978
- Place: No Name Key, FL · NO NAME KEY, FL
- Location: 24.6946° N, 81.3254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of No Name Key, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.6946&lon=-81.3254&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201234
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FA057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA057-201234

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0850  78/3/31  NR.NO NAME KEY,FL     CESSNA 337F         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1235                    N1773M              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARATHON,FL                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- COCAINE DETECTED IN BLOOD & SERUM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1773M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1773M-1979-07-19), registration cancelled 1979-07-19, S/N 3701373, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337F
- Registry model: [Cessna 337F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337f) (registry code 2075725) (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 19780331014059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780331014059A), Mar 31, 1978: Cessna 337F, No Name Key,Fl, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Cocaine detected in blood & serum.

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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