Cessna 337F N1842M

Summary

On 17 March 1995 at about 14:25 local time, a Cessna 337F registered N1842M was involved in an accident near Vero Beach, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 March 1995 at 14:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Vero Beach, Florida, United States

Coordinates

27.7193, -80.4506

Aircraft

Cessna 337F

Registration

N1842M

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ft. Lauderdale → Titusville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA95FA087

2 people died.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO AVOID A THUNDERSTORM. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS A FACTOR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRPLANE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT ON A NORTH HEADING WHEN THE PILOT WAS GIVEN SIGMET INFORMATION BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRESENT IN THE AREA. THE PILOT REQUESTED TO DEVIATE FROM HIS ASSIGNED CLEARANCE, AND ATC SUGGESTED A NORTHWEST HEADING, WHICH THE PILOT ACCEPTED. THE AIRPLANE WAS LAST SEEN ON RADAR AT 0925, AND NO FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS TRANSPIRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED BY A WITNESS CRASHING INTO AN ORANGE GROVE NEAR VERO BEACH DURING HEAVY RAIN. THE AIRPLANE BROKE UP IN FLIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.