Accident Cessna 337G Super Skymaster N71947, Friday 6 January 1978
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Date:Friday 6 January 1978
Time:18:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic C337 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 337G Super Skymaster
Owner/operator:Aviation Chart
Registration: N71947
MSN: 33701504
Year of manufacture:1973
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Marion, IL -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Madisonville, KY
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
hit twr at 100ft agl level 27mi frm destn,r ail sepd.Crashed 1mi frm destn.125ft guy wire,r wing.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI78FA015
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

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