Cessna T337C N7721X
11 March 1982 · Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 March 1982 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna T337C registered N7721X, operated by Grenville Holden, was involved in an accident near Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bradley Int'l Airport (BDL)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna T337C
- Registration
- N7721X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Grenville Holden
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bar Harbor → Bridgeport
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC82FA050
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
AT 0630 & 0800 THE PLT RECEIVED WX BRIEFING FOR AN IFR FLT TO BRIDGEPORT, CT & WAS ADVISED OF FLT PRECAUTIONS FOR ICING, LOW CEILINGS & VISIBILITIES. THE FLT DEPARTED AT 0907. AT 1118 THE PLT DIVERTED TO WINDSOR LOCKS FOR LANDING AT BRADLEY INTL ARPT BECAUSE OF REPORTED WEATHER BELOW LANDING MINIMUMS AT HIS DESTINATION & ALTERNATE, WHITE PLAINS, NY. THE FLT WAS VECTORED FOR AN ILS RWY 06 APPROACH. AFTER PASSING THE OUTER MARKER INBOUND, BRADLEY TOWER RECEIVED A LOW ALTITUDE ALERT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1900 FT FOR THE ACFT. THE CONTROLLER ADVISED THE PLT OF THE ALERT & RECEIVED AN UNINTELLIGIBLE REPLY, FOLLOWED BY "I'M FIGHTING." THE CONTROLLER OBSERVED THE ACFT TURN SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT & THEN MAKEA CIRCLE TO THE RIGHT. GROUND WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACFT MANEUVERING AT TREE-TOP LEVEL. THE ACFT CAME TO REST ORIENTED ON A 355 DEG MAGNETIC HEADING & LOCATED ON THE EXTENDED APPROXIMATE CENTERLINE OF 3.5 MI SOUTHWEST FROM THE APPROACH END OF RWY 06.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna T337C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 1982 | Cessna T337C | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | Jack Doerty | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1982 | Cessna T337C | Garden City, Kansas, United States | Lynn A. Byson | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1980 | Cessna T337C | Stove Pipe, California, United States | Runway 37 | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1979 | Cessna T337C | Hesperia, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 9 Jun 1978 | Cessna T337C | Fullerton, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1978 | Cessna T337C | Key Largo, Florida, United States | UTE Aviation I | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1982 | Cessna 150H | Ansonia, Connecticut, United States | Bridgeport Flight Service, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Ellington, Connecticut, United States | Marshall Bagg | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1982 | Cessna C152 | Ellington, Connecticut, United States | Bemer Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1982 | Cessna 152 | Burlington, Connecticut, United States | Air Travel | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-20 | Burlington, Connecticut, United States | David Ascher | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1982 | Cessna 195A | Wallingford, Connecticut, United States | Otto Krizek | No injuries | - |