# NTSB MIA80FA060: Cessna 337, N6208F, Atlanta, GA, May 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1980
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131359
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FA060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6208F-1980-08-06), registration cancelled 1980-08-06, S/N 337-0208 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 337](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337) (registry code 2075702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Dekalb Peachtree

## 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 19800504012709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800504012709A), May 4, 1980: Cessna 337, Atlanta, GA, Destroyed. After takeoff, pilot radioed hea was going to crash. Aircraft stalled. Exact problem undetermined.

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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