Accident Cessna 337E N100LT,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373462
 
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Date:Sunday 8 March 1987
Time:12:45 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C337 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 337E
Owner/operator:Waltco,inc.
Registration: N100LT
MSN: 33701295
Year of manufacture:1970
Total airframe hrs:2705 hours
Engine model:CONTINENTAL IO-360
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:New Smyrna Bch, FL -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Stuart, FL (KSUA)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PLT STATED THAT ON SHORT FINAL THE AUTO-PLT ACTIVATED RESULTING IN AN UNCONTROLLED 50-60 DEGREE NOSE LOW LEFT BANK. THE ACFT THEN VEERED FROM THE APCH PATH OFF THE ARPT PROPERTY WHERE IT THEN COLLIDED WITH A VEHICLE & TREE BEFORE COMING TO REST. INSPECTION OF THE ACFT REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE FLT CONTROLS OR AUTO-PLT.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MIA87LA100
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB MIA87LA100

Revision history:

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