Cessna 337 N2170X
7 August 1971 · Calexico, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 August 1971 at about 10:36 local time, a Cessna 337 registered N2170X was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Calexico, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Calexico, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Calexico Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 337
- Registration
- N2170X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Prescott, Ariz
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4277
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 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
T/O WITH FRONT ENG OP, REAR INOP, PROP NOT FEATH.NEAR MAX GROSS WT, TEMP 105 DEG PLUS.HIT PWR LINES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 337 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1971 | Cessna 337D | Chester, Connecticut, United States | Corporate Air | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1971 | Cessna 337 | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1971 | Cessna 337B | Spring, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 337 | Upland, California, United States | Philmart Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1971 | Cessna 337A | McIntosh, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1971 | Cessna 337A | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | JIM Ratliff AI | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |