Cessna 337 accident near Carson City, NV
On June 16, 2004, a Cessna 337 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Carson City, NV. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 16, 2004
- Place
- Carson City, NV
- Aircraft
- Cessna 337 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.197°N, 119.717°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040621X00843
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 16, 2004, about 1242 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 337, N63BB, collided with terrain while on approach to the Carson City Airport, Carson City, Nevada. The airplane was operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The airline transport licensed pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed by impact and post crash fire. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan had not been filed. The flight departured Provo, Utah, with Carson City as the destination. Limited information recovered from the pilot's logbook revealed that the flight originated from Brookhaven Airport, Shirley, New York. There were stops made en route at Allentown, Pennsylvania; Murray, Kentucky; Mansfield, Ohio; Darlington, South Carolina; Dodge City, Kansas; and the last stop prior to Carson City was Provo, Utah, where the airplane had been topped off with the addition of 75.4 gallons of 100LL aviation fuel on the morning of June 16th. According to witnesses, the airplane entered a left traffic pattern at the uncontrolled airport for runway 9, although the airport facility directory published pattern if for right traffic. The witnesses saw the airplane line up on final approach for a parallel taxiway south of runway 9, then it started a go-around. The airplane performed a continuous left climbing turn to about 1,000 feet above ground level (agl). While in the turn the airplane appeared to stall, followed by the nose dropping as the airplane entered a 1 1/2 turn spin that continued to ground impact about 5,000 feet nort
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering during a go-around that led to an inadvertent stall spin.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
