# NTSB MIA80FA086: Cessna 404, N37097, Ft White, FL, July 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1980
- Place: Ft White, FL · FT WHITE, FL
- Location: 29.9222° N, 82.7126° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort White, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9222&lon=-82.7126&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129219
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FA086
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA086

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37097-1980-08-15), registration cancelled 1980-08-15, S/N 404-0105, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404
- Registry model: [Cessna 404](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (registry code 2075901) (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 19800730034419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800730034419A), Jul 30, 1980: Cessna 404CESSNA, Ft White, FL, Destroyed. Struck trees near cleared possible landing area. Pilot fatigue. Dark night, illegal flight. Drugs 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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