# NTSB NYC72AN041: Cessna 337A, N6333F, Boonsboro, MD, September 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1971
- Place: Boonsboro, MD · BOONSBORO, MD
- Location: 39.5079° N, 77.6586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boonsboro, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5079&lon=-77.6586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163505
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2303  71/9/18    BOONSBORO,MD        CESSNA 337A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 741
        TIME - 0921                    N6333F              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BECKLEY,W VA                TETERBORO,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT MTN RIDGE DURING RADAR VECTOR TO VOR APCH TO MARTINSBURG,W VA.OBS SAW ACFT IN AND OUT OF CLDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6333F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6333F-1971-11-22), registration cancelled 1971-11-22, S/N 337-0333 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337A
- Registry model: [Cessna 337A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337a) (registry code 2075704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N6333F (1)

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.

- [NTSB IAD70DIJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70DIJ07), Jun 16, 1970: Cessna 337 (N6333F), Beaver, WV, incident, minor damage

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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