MIA80FA060

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 337 · Atlanta, GA · May 4, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 4, 1980
Place
Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6208FCessna 337
Status
Completed · report July 23, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800504012709A
Case key
131359

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0947   80/5/4    ATLANTA,GA          CESSNA 337          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 2077
        TIME - 1420                    N6208F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEKALB PEACHTREE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PLT RTRNG TO LND AFTER RPRTG PROBLEM OF UNKN ORIGIN AFTER TKOF.FND THROTTLE/PROP/MIX CTLS RETARDED

Aircraft

Registration
N6208F
Reported as
Cessna 337
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Dekalb Peachtree

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.