Cessna 337D N10MM

Summary

On 26 January 1987 at about 17:31 local time, a Cessna 337D registered N10MM, operated by P. D. Tedrick, was involved in an accident near Savannah, Georgia, United States. 5 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 January 1987 at 17:31

Classification

Accident

Location

Savannah, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

32.0200, -81.1397

Aircraft

Cessna 337D

Registration

N10MM

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

P. D. Tedrick

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Aerial Observation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fernandina Bch → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL87LA066

1 person had minor injuries.

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

THE PILOT WAS FLYING A DONATED AIRCRAFT IN SUPPORT OF A PROGRAM TO DOCUMENT THE ACTIVITIES OF WRIGHT WHALES OFF THE COAST OF THE CAROLINA'S AND GEORGIA. THE PLT HAD BEEN WITH THE OWNER ON A PREVIOUS FLT, WHEN PROBLEMS DEVELOPED WHILE SWITCHING TO/AND/OR FROM THE AUX FUEL TANKS TO THE MAIN FUEL TANKS. THERE WAS NO DOCUMENTED REPAIR OR TROUBLE SHOOTING CONDUCTED BEFORE THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT. ON THIS FLIGHT THE PILOT TOOK OFF WITH FUEL IN THE AUX TANKS AND SWITCHED TO THE AUX TANKS WHILE ABOUT 20 MILES OFF SHORE AND FLEW SEVERAL LEGS OF THE SEARCH PATTERN. THE ENG QUIT. HE STARTED TOWARD THE SHORE AND THEN SWITCHED THE FRONT ENG TO THE MAIN FUEL TANK, IT QUIT ALSO. THE ACFT WAS DITCHED IN THE OCEAN AND SANK ABOUT TWO MINUTES AFTER IMPACT. IT WAS NOT RECOVERED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.