Plane Crash List

Cessna T337G N30S

12 June 1985 · Knoxville, Tennessee, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 12 June 1985 at about 20:50 local time, a Cessna T337G registered N30S, operated by Tarr Chevrolet Co., was involved in an accident near Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Nearest airport
McGhee Tyson (TYS)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna T337G
Registration
N30S
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Tarr Chevrolet Co.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Sea Island → Morristown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL85LA184

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

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 MADE AN EMERGENCY GEAR UP LANDING WHEN BOTH THE NORMAL AND EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEMS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. A MECHANIC WAS LATER ABLE TO EXTEND THE GEAR WITH THE ACFT ON JACKS BY REPEATEDLY CYCLING THE SELECTOR SWITCH.IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SOLENOID ON THE LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY HAD MALFUNCTIONED, LEAVING THE SELECTOR VALVE ASSEMBLY STUCK IN THE UP POSITION. CESSNA SERVICE LETTER SE76-24 RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF THE SOLENOID WITH AN IMPROVED VERSION. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THIS HAD NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Cessna T337G accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
4 Apr 1985 Cessna T337G
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12 Dec 1984 Cessna T337G
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approximate position
- Minor injuries -
22 Aug 1984 Cessna T337G
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18 May 1987 Cessna T337G
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21 Jun 1983 Cessna T337G
N261KB
Susanville, California, United States - No injuries -
25 Dec 1982 Cessna T337G
N15U
Pampa, Texas, United States Donald J. Zumsten, JR. No injuries -

All 44 records for this type

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