Cessna 337 N2140
20 January 1972 · Woodruff, Wisconsin, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 January 1972 at about 20:55 local time, a Cessna 337 registered N2140, operated by Cougar Leasing, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Woodruff, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Woodruff, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lakeland
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 337
- Registration
- N2140
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Cougar Leasing
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Minneapolis, Minn
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4147
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
UN START REAR ENG.ATTEMPTED SINGLE ENG TKOF.REARPROP NOT FEATH.ACFT SETTLED & HIT TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 337 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 1972 | Cessna 337 | Laconia, New Hampshire, United States | Cessna Aircraf | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1972 | Cessna 337 | Palm Sprngs, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1972 | Cessna 337 | Sault S.mari, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1972 | Cessna 337C | Mount Vernon, Georgia, United States | South Florida | Fatal | 3 |
| 19 Sep 1972 | Cessna 337 | Lawton, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1972 | Cessna 337B | St Louis, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |