Cessna 337A N90244
3 August 1984 · Ocean Springs, Mississippi, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 August 1984 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 337A registered N90244 was involved in an accident near Ocean Springs, Mississippi, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ocean Springs, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gulf Park (5K2)
- Coordinates
- 30.3991, -88.7990
- Aircraft
- Cessna 337A
- Registration
- N90244
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ocean Springs → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL84FA241
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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
THE ACFT STALLED, ROLLED INVERTED AND CRASHED INTO A HANGAR ROOF DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND AFTER AN ABORTED LANDING.THE PLT HAD LANDED FOR REFUELING AND OFFERED A RIDE IN THE ACFT TO A PERSON THAT HELPED HIM DURING THE REFUELING. DURINGTHE FIRST LANDING APCH, AFTER TAKEOFF WITH THE ADDITIONAL WEIGHT OF 120 GALLONS OF FUEL AND A PAX, THE PLT USED FULL FLAPS ON FINAL AND THE ACFT DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE THAT ENDED IN A HARD TOUCHDOWN AT THE END OF THE RWY. THE ACFT BOUNCED, ROTATED TO THE RIGHT AND VEERED OFF THE RIGHT OF THE RWY. WITNESSES SAID THAT THE NOISE LEVEL WAS CONSISTANT ATTHIS TIME TO A LEVEL INDICATIVE OF FULL POWER ON BOTH ENGINES. THE ACFT THEN TURNED BACK TOWARD THE RWY AND BECAME AIRBORNE AT THE OPPOSITE EDGE OF THE RWY. THE ACFT THEN RECROSSED THE RWY TO THE RIGHT AND SLOWLY CLIMBED TO 150-200 FT AGL. ACCORDING TO THE PAX, A LOW TIME, NON-CURRENT STUDENT PLT, THE ACFT CONTINUED TO FLY AT A LOW ALT IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ACFT STALLED AND THE WING DUG INTO THE HANGAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 337 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 1984 | Cessna 337 | Coatsville, Pennsylvania, United States | Ronald C. Scott | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Mar 1984 | Cessna 337A | Genesee, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1984 | Cessna 337 | Butler, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1984 | Cessna 337G | Hickory Ridge, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1984 | Cessna 337D | New Paltz, New York, United States | Herbert Zach | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1984 | Cessna 337B | Athens, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 1984 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Tunica, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1984 | Cessna A188B | Hollandale, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 14 Jun 1984 | Cessna 172G | Forkville, Mississippi, United States | Pine Belt Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1984 | Cessna 402B | Missing Acft, Mississippi, United States | Associated Air Service | Fatal | 6 |
| 30 Jun 1984 | Cessna 172G | Grenada, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1984 | Cessna T188C | Glen Allen, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |