# NTSB MIA81FA011: Cessna 404, N37093, Gowers Corner, FL, October 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1980
- Place: Gowers Corner, FL · GOWERS CORNER, FL
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128076
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FA011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3595  80/10/30 NR.GOWERS CORNER,FL   CESSNA 404          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 2000
        TIME - 2245                    N37093              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARATA,COLOMBIA            GOWERS CORNER,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: OTHER
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      70
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- 304LBS OVR MAX LNDG WT.DOCUMENTS IN ACFT INDICATE PLT FLEW OVR 16HRS SINCE TKOF AT 0544,10/30/80.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N37093](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37093-1983-08-22), registration cancelled 1983-08-22, S/N 404-0103, 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 19801030076359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801030076359A), Oct 30, 1980: Cessna 404CESSNA, Gowers Corner, FL, Destroyed. Lost control in area of thunderstorms. Airplane impacted a swamp in a flat level attitude. Was over gross weight.

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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