Cessna T337G N1ZD

Summary

On 4 January 1993 at about 00:20 local time, a Cessna T337G registered N1ZD, operated by Mowat, Douglas H., was involved in an accident near Smiths Creek, Michigan, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 January 1993 at 00:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Smiths Creek, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

St Clair County Intl (PHN)

Coordinates

42.9104, -82.5997

Aircraft

Cessna T337G

Registration

N1ZD

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Mowat, Douglas H.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Evansville → Port Huron

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI93FA063

3 people died.

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE APPROACH. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE DARK NIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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DURING AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 4, AT NIGHT, IN IFR CONDITIONS, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TREES AND THE GROUND 1/4 MI WEST OF THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE ANGLE MEASURED FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT CRATER THROUGH THE BROKEN LIMBS WAS 45 DEG. NO PRE-IMPACT ANOMALIES WERE FOUND IN THE ENGINES, PROPELLERS, AIRFRAME, OR ACCESSORIES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.