Cessna 337F accident near Vero Beach, FL
On March 17, 1995, a Cessna 337F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Vero Beach, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 17, 1995
- Place
- Vero Beach, FL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 337F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 27.719°N, 80.451°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03156
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 17, 1995, about 0925 eastern standard time, a Cessna 337F, N1842M, registered to the pilot, crashed about 13 miles southwest of Vero Beach vortac, Vero Beach, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an IFR flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed and the commercial pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, Florida, the same day of the accident about 0839. The proposed destination was Titusville, Florida. The flight departed Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, about 0839, and was handled with routine communications, and controller transfers until about 0853, when the pilot questioned controllers about "build ups" ahead. At 0913, controllers on duty cleared the pilot to deviate as necessary and the pilot elected to deviate to the west. At 0923, radar and radio contact was lost with the airplane. The Indian River County Sheriff's Office located the wreckage about 1015, after receiving reports from witnesses who heard the crash. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot was the holder of a commercial pilot's certificate with ratings for airplane multi engine, centerline thrust only. He obtained an instrument rating on January 26, 1994, at which time he claimed to have logged a total of 450 hours of flight time. A review of his logbook revealed that at the time of the accident he had logged a total of 698 hours of which 318 were insrument. A review of the log indicated that every flight that was logged
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO AVOID A THUNDERSTORM. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS A FACTOR.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
