# NTSB NYC73AN010: Cessna T337D, N86018, Belfast, ME, July 14, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1972
- Place: Belfast, ME · BELFAST, ME
- Location: 44.4259° N, 69.0064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belfast, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4259&lon=-69.0064&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73AN010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1033  72/7/14    BELFAST,ME          CESSNA T337D        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 2300
        TIME - 2020                    N86018              PX-  4  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELFAST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDGEWATER,MD                BELFAST,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               50
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT MADE LOW PASS AT ARPT IN KNOWN COND OF FOG AND POOR VIS.HAD CIRCLED AREA FOR 20 MIN PRIOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86018](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86018-1972-08-14), registration cancelled 1972-08-14, S/N 337-1053 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337D
- Registry model: [Cessna T337D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337d) (registry code 2075719) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Belfast

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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