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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 337 · Bullhead City, AZ · November 1, 1991

Date: November 1, 1991 · 20:22 local
Place: Bullhead City, AZ
Airport: Bullhead Laughlin
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1734M
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX92FA033
Reported as: Cessna 337
Reported engine: Continental IO360C
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,792 total536 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N1734MRegistration cancelled Mar 19, 1992 · Cessna 337FS/N 33701334 Airframe modelCessna 337F

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What happened

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Struck ridges short of airport on approach to new higher elevation runway. Attempting night landing.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK RIDGES SHORT OF AIRPORT ON APPROACH TO NEW HIGHER ELEVATION RUNWAY. ATTEMPTING NIGHT LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX92FA033Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBullhead City, AZThe pilots failure to maintain a proper descent rate and to adequately judge the above ground altitude of the aircraft during the approach. Factors in the accident were: 1) the dark night conditions, 2) the pilot's degraded visual perceptive ability, and 3)…Nov 2, 1991 · Destroyed