- Date
- July 30, 1980
- Place
- Ft White, FL · FT WHITE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N37097Cessna 404
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800730034419A
- Case key
- 129219
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2643 80/7/30 NR.FT WHITE,FL CESSNA 404 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 28, 1000 TIME - 2315 N37097 PX- 1 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LA GUAJIRA,COLOMBIA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE REMARKS- COCAINE PASTE ONBOARD-PLT'S TOX SHOWED COCAINE,METHAQUALONE BLOOD,URINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N37097
- Reported as
- Cessna 404
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.