Plane Crash List

Cessna P337H N2QY

2 March 1994 · N. Little Rock, Arkansas, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 2 March 1994 at about 00:50 local time, a Cessna P337H registered N2QY was involved in an accident near N. Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 00:50
Classification
Accident
Location
N. Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Nearest airport
Bobwhite Hill Ranch (NONE)
Coordinates
34.8397, -92.3298
Aircraft
Cessna P337H
Registration
N2QY
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
West Lafayette → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
FTW94FA090

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 0 0

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHILE MANEUVERING TO LAND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND POSSIBLE SPATIAL DISORIENTATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT CANCELED IFR & FLEW TO HIS PRIVATE STRIP, WHERE HE ENTERED A RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 IN DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS. THE STRIP WAS LOCATED IN A RURAL AREA WITH FEW GROUND LIGHTS, EXCEPT FOR THE FIRST 1500 FEET OF THE STRIP, WHICH HAD MEDIUM INTENSITY RUNWAY LIGHTING (MIRL). SOUTH OF THE STRIP WAS A LARGE MILITARY MANEUVERING AREA THAT HAD NO LIGHTING. AS THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING TO LAND, WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE ENTER A STEEP DESCENT. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT CRASHED IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN, RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED EVIDENCE THAT THE SPOILERS WERE EXTENDED. TOXICOLOGY TESTS OF THE PILOT'S LIVER & KIDNEY TISSUE SHOWED 0.74 UG/ML & 0.159 UG/ML, RESPECTIVELY, OF BROMPHENIRAMINE (AN ANTIHISTAMINE). AN FAA TOXICOLOGIST STATED THESE WERE WITHIN A THERAPEUTIC RANGE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S SON, HE TOOK DRIXORAL FOR SINUS PROBLEMS & A SLIGHT HEAD COLD; THE MEDICATION WAS NOT APPROVED FOR FLYING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Cessna P337H accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
5 Aug 2000 Cessna P337H
N5HN
Alabaster, Alabama, United States - Minor injuries -
15 May 2001 Cessna P337H
N1013V
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States - Minor injuries -
22 Mar 1985 Cessna P337H
N4EY
Leesburg, Florida, United States
no coordinates
Foster B.burdette Serious injuries -
3 Feb 1983 Cessna P337H
N4BX
La Porte, Texas, United States - Minor injuries -
19 Oct 2005 Cessna P337H
N5HU
Port St. Lucie, Florida, United States - Fatal 1
5 Mar 1982 Cessna P337H
N5KH
Mesa, Arizona, United States Victor Thompson No injuries -

All 15 records for this type

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
3 Feb 1994 Cessna 175
N7141M
Paris, Arkansas, United States - Serious injuries -
16 Feb 1994 Cessna 172N
N737ZY
Georgetown, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
McGuire, Eric A. No injuries -
19 Feb 1994 Noble QUICKIE Q-200
N827Q
N. Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
- Minor injuries -
27 Feb 1994 Air Tractor AT400
N3652D
Widener, Arkansas, United States - Fatal 1
26 Feb 1994 Grumman G-164
N730Y
Almyra, Arkansas, United States - No injuries -
14 Mar 1994 Grumman G-164B
N6665Q
Hamburg, Arkansas, United States - No injuries -

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