Cessna 337B accident near Drake, AZ
On November 16, 2004, a Cessna 337B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Drake, AZ. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 16, 2004
- Place
- Drake, AZ
- Aircraft
- Cessna 337B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.021°N, 112.368°W
- NTSB ID
- 20041129X01872
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 16, 2004, at 1611 mountain standard time, a Cessna 337B, N133JW, collided with terrain while scouting for elk in the vicinity of Drake, Arizona. The airplane was operated by the commercial pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan had not been filed. The personal flight originated at Clark Memorial Airport, Williams, Arizona, at 1459. A witness reported to the National Transportation Safety Board investigator that he had observed the airplane flying low and slow, in and out of the local canyons and valleys over the previous few days and on the day of the accident. He also stated that he had talked to another witness who said the airplane had flown about 100 feet over his camp on the morning of the 16th. The owner of the airplane said that the pilot routinely used the plane for approved activities, and that the pilot had been taking hunters on elk scouting flights in the local area over the last couple of days. The Cocino County Sheriff and the Civil Air Patrol located the wreckage on the morning of November 17th. The Yavapai County sheriff took control of the accident location after the wreckage was located. A local individual told the sheriff that they had seen a plume of smoke in the area of the wreckage the previous evening around 1630. PERSONNEL INFORMATION A review of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, revealed that the pilot held commercial and flight
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed above stall speed while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an accelerated stall and spin. A factor in the accident was the pilot's performance of maneuvering flight at an altitude insufficient to allow for recovery from an accelerated stall.
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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.
