- Date
- March 31, 1981
- Place
- Vero Beach, FL · VERO BEACH, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N444PLCessna 337G
- Status
- Completed · report May 8, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810331013289A
- Case key
- 127011
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0724 81/3/31 NR.VERO BEACH,FL CESSNA 337G CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 21, UNK/NR TIME - 2130 N444PL PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- ACFT CIRCLING AT TREETOP LEVEL DROPPING BALES OF MARIJUANA-JAMAICAN CREW ON BOARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N444PL
- Reported as
- Cessna 337G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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