Cessna 337B N5497S
2 January 1970 · Cedar Key, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 January 1970 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna 337B registered N5497S, operated by Perma-Parts Co, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Cedar Key, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cedar Key, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- George T.lewis
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 337B
- Registration
- N5497S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Perma-Parts Co
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Gainesville, Fla → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0176
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PATTERN TOO CLOSE IN. STALLED FROM STEEP TURN TOFINAL APCH. CRASHED IN SWAMP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 337 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 1970 | Cessna 337D | Lakeville, Connecticut, United States | International | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Dec 1970 | Cessna 337C | Lincolnton, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1970 | Cessna 337B | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | Management Co | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1970 | Cessna 337C | Keokuk, Iowa, United States | Lindner Aviati | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1970 | Cessna 337 | Durand, Michigan, United States | Kraft Engineer | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1970 | Cessna 337 | Huntingtn Bch, California, United States | Clark Enterpri | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |