# Accident 19941027040059A: Cessna T337H, Douglas City, CA, October 27, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1994, 19:20 local time
- Place: Douglas City, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5803° N, 122.8596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5803&lon=-122.8596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1497S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1497S-1996-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T337H (registry code 2075733, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337H
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360HB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941027040059A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES AT NIGHT IN HEAVY RAIN. HAD OVERFLOWN DESTINATION AIRPORT. UNABLE TO L AND DUE RAIN AND FOG.

## 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 LAX95FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA020), Oct 28, 1994: Cessna T337H (N1497S), Douglas City, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The improper in-flight decision of the pilot to fly in dark night time conditions in mountainous terrain during adverse weather conditions.

## Other reports on N1497S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830603073829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830603073829A), Jun 3, 1983: Cessna T337H (N1497S), Redding, CA, Substantial damage. Gear jammed during extension. Had to land with gear in trail position. Metal particles found in hydraulic system.

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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