# NTSB MIA78FA126: Cessna 337G, N1309L, Atlanta, GA, September 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1978
- Place: Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138920
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FA126
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA126

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4354  78/9/22  NR.ATLANTA, GA        CESSNA 337G         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 161
        TIME - 1443                    N1309L              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ATLANTA, GA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           CHECK PILOT - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- MULTI-ENG CK RIDE.PLT EXAMINER BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 160MG%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1309L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1309L-2013-07-16), registration cancelled 2013-07-16, S/N 33701802, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337G
- Registry model: [Cessna 337G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337g) (registry code 2075730) (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: 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 19780922050689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780922050689A), Sep 22, 1978: Cessna 337, Atlanta, GA, Destroyed. Aircraft was found where it crashed in trees. Toxicology report showed alcohol in pilot.

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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