# Accident 19911101048799A: Cessna 337, Bullhead City, AZ, November 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1991, 20:22 local time
- Place: Bullhead City, AZ
- Airport: Bullhead Laughlin
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1478° N, 114.5683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bullhead City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1478&lon=-114.5683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1734M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1734M-1992-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337F (registry code 2075725, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Reported engine: CONT IO360C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,792 total, 536 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911101048799A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX92FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA033), Nov 2, 1991: Cessna 337F (N1734M), Bullhead City, AZ, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE 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,…

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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