Cessna 337B N2419S

Summary

On 22 June 1982 at about 01:25 local time, a Cessna 337B registered N2419S, operated by Earl W. Tucker, was involved in an accident near Greenville, Illinois, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 June 1982 at 01:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Greenville, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Greenville Airport (GRE)

Coordinates

38.8799, -89.4000

Aircraft

Cessna 337B

Registration

N2419S

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Earl W. Tucker

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Granite City → Granite City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82FA223

Nobody was injured.

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

DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER A TOUCH & GO, THE REAR ENG STOPPED AT ABOUT 100 TO 200 FT AGL. THE PLT SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO RIGHT AUX TANK BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE REAR ENG. AT ABOUT 300 TO 400 FT AGL THE FRONT ENG STOPPED. THE PLT SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE LEFT AUX TANK BUT THE ENG DID NOT RESPOND. DURING DESCENT THE ACFT STRUCK TELEPHONE CABLES BEFORE LANDING ON A ROAD & SLIDING INTO A CORN FIELD. THE LEFT & RIGHT MAIN TANKS CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY 5 GALS EACH. THE LEFT AUX TANK READ 0, THE RIGHT READ APPROXIMATELY 2 GALS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.