- Date
- January 14, 1985
- Place
- Atlantic Ocean, FL
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N505CXCessna 337
- Weather
- Not reported
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850114008109A
- Case key
- 31460
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft was reported missing and search & rescue control center initiated a search on 1-17-85. The search was suspendedon 1-24-85. The last reported position of the acft was 66 miles northeast of jacksonville, FL. The acft is still missing & the damage index is presumed to be destroyed. The whereabouts of the occupants are unknown & they are presumed to be fatally unjured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N505CX
- Reported as
- Cessna 337
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 337-0290
- Engine
- Continental TISO-360-C, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David Palmer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Unknown
- Flight hours
- 600 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Not reported
- Temperature
- -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.