# Accident 19881124051789A: Cessna 337A, Weatherford, TX, November 24, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1988, 14:20 local time
- Place: Weatherford, TX
- Airport: Parker County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7509° N, 97.7706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7509&lon=-97.7706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5337S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5337S-1989-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337A (registry code 2075704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337A
- Reported engine: CONT IO360C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881124051789A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OBSERVED IN SLOW FLIGHT AT LOW ALTITUDE. WINGS WOBBLED, NOSE PITCHED DOWN. STRUCK GROUND NOSE AND LEFT WING LOW.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW89FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA024), Nov 24, 1988: Cessna 337A (N5337S), Weatherford, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM REQUIRED AIRSPEED FOR SLOW FLIGHT (VS), RESULTING IN A STALL WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PIPER PILOT'S UNANNOUNCED…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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