Cessna T337G N807J

Summary

On 24 October 1994 at about 01:59 local time, a Cessna T337G registered N807J was involved in an accident near Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 October 1994 at 01:59

Classification

Accident

Location

Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna T337G

Registration

N807J

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Farmingdale

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

BFO95FA006

2 people died.

LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. DARKNESS AND THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF AT NIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED A 'MAJOR PROBLEM,' BUT HE DID NOT EXPLAIN THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM. ABOUT ONE MINUTE LATER AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 1100' MSL, THE AIRPLANE WENT INTO A LEFT CLIMBING TURN. AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 1300' MSL, RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST AS THE AIRPLANE WAS ON A NORTHEASTERLY HEADING. WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED AND CRASHED IN A 'STEEP ANGLE.' IMPACT OCCURRED IN SHALLOW WATER NEAR THE SHORE OF A BAY. WRECKAGE DEBRIS WAS SCATTERED IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION FROM A MUD CRATER, WHERE THE FRONT ENGINE WAS FOUND. DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE PRECLUDED ANY DETERMINATION OF A SYSTEM FAILURE. THE DIRECTIONAL GYRO WAS RECOVERED AND SCORING WAS NOTED AROUND 270 DEGREES OF ITS INTERNAL CASING. THE ATTITUDE INDICATOR WAS NOT FOUND. ENGINE OPERATION WAS VERIFIED THROUGH ATC TAPE ANALYSIS. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DID NOT REVEAL ANY PREIMPACT ANOMALIES. AT 2212 EDT, THE HYANNIS WEATHER WAS IN PART: 700' BROKEN, 1000' OVERCAST, 2 MILES VISIBILITY WITH RAIN AND FOG, WIND FROM 030 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.