Accident Cessna 337E N1253M,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373083
 
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Date:Friday 8 May 1987
Time:18:05 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C337 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 337E
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N1253M
MSN: 33701253
Total airframe hrs:3575 hours
Engine model:CONTINENTAL IO-360-C
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:San Juan, PR -   Puerto Rico
Phase: Approach
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Ponce, PR (KPSE)
Destination airport:San Juan, PR (KSIG)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PLT STATED THAT DURING THE BASE LEG WITH 2/3 FLAPS LOWERED THE ACFT ENTERED AN UNCONTROLLED LEFT BANK. CONTROL WAS PARTIALLY REGAINED, HOWEVER, THE ACFT THEN ENTERED A SPIN TO THE LEFT. CONTROL WAS NOT ESTABLISHED BEFORE THE ACFT CRASHED INTO THE OCEAN WHERE IT RESTS IN APRX 23 FEET OF WATER. THE ACFT HAS NOT BEEN RECOVERED THEREFORE NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF CONTROL DESCRIBED BY THE PLT.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MIA87LA158
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 10 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB MIA87LA158

Revision history:

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