Date:	Monday 15 May 1972
Time:	14:49
Type:	Cessna 414 Chancellor
Owner/operator:	P.J. Goodwin Corp
Registration:	N8137Q
MSN:	414-0037
Year of manufacture:	1969
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Merritt Island, FL -   United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:	Miami, FL
Destination airport:	Merritt Island, FL
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
On final approach to Merritt Island Airport, while completing a steep turn, the pilot lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed in a river. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was fatally injured.

Cause: The pilot's failure to obtain/maintain flying speed while completing a steep turn to final approach.

1. NTSB Identification: MIA72AM124: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=64006&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8137Q
3. https://planecrashmap.com/plane/fl/N8137Q/
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-cessna-414-chancellor-florida-1-killed

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
25-Feb-2008 12:00	ASN archive	Added
28-Jun-2018 16:07	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
16-Nov-2020 03:13	Captain Adam	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ]
04-Jun-2023 04:15	Ron Averes	Updated