MKC67A0079

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 337A · Medora, ND · June 10, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 10, 1967
Place
Medora, ND · MEDORA, ND
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5376SCessna 337A
Status
Completed · report October 10, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116898

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0509  67/6/10    MEDORA,N DAK        CESSNA 337A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 2700
        TIME - 1930                    N5376S              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUDDY RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N5376S
Reported as
Cessna 337A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Buddy Ranch

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.