# Accident 20000630042539A: Cessna 337, Marshall, AK, June 30, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 30, 2000, 22:00 local time - Place: Marshall, AK - Airport: Marshall Airport - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 61.9203° N, 162.2905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9203&lon=-162.2905&mi=10 - Aircraft: N63MR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63MR-2001-07-09) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 337C (registry code 2075712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337c) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 337 - Reported engine: CONT IO360* - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 1 - Pilot flight hours: 1,428 total, 487 in this make and model - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00FA081) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000630042539A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE WITNESS TO THE PILOT'S ACTIONS AND SUBSEQUENT TAKEOFF. HE STATED THE PILOT COULD NOT START THE REAR ENGINE DUE TO THE STARTER FAILING. THE WITNESS, WHO IS ALSO A PILOT, OFFERED TO FLY AND PICK UP A NEW STARTER FOR THE PILOT. THE PILOT DECLINED THE OFFER AND SAID HE WOULD DO A SINGLE ENGINE TAKEOFF, USING THE FRONT ENGINE. THE WITNESS TRIED TO TALK THE PILOT OUT OF SUCH ACTION, AND SAID HE WOULD GO PICK UP A NEW STARTER. THE ACCIDENT PILOT AGAIN REJECTED THIS, STATING HE HAD DONE SINGLE ENGINE TAKEOFFS BEFORE, THEN PROCEEDED TO WALK THE RUNWAY AND MARKED A GO/NO GO SPOT ON THE 1900 FOOT RUNWAY. THE WITNESS SAID DURING THE TAKEOFF, THE NOSE WHEEL WAS OFF THE GROUND BEFORE THE GO/NO GO POINT AND CLIMBED TO APPROX. 100 FT., APPEARED TO STALL AND RECOVER, THEN DISAPPEARED BEHIND A HILL. THE WITNESS THEN DEPARTED IN HIS AIRCRAFT. UPON LANDING AT THE DESTINATION FOR BOTH AIRCRAFT, HE LEARNED THE OTHER AIRCRAFT HAD NOT ARRIVED. THE WITNESS SAID HE THEN RETRACED HIS ROUTE BACK TO MARSHALL AIRPORT. AN OIL SLICK WAS NOTED ON A SMALL LAKE OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. INVESTIGATING, THEY FOUND THE PILOTS BODY FLOATING IN THE LAKE. THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT BE SEEN, BUT BY PROBING WITH AN OAR, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND. IT HAS SINCE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE LAKE. (-23 AMENDMENT) MR. IRVINE WAS FLYING AS A MISSIONARY PILOT, AND HE AND A SECOND AIRCRAFT HAD JUST DROPPED PEOPLE OFF AT MARSHALL, AK. WHEN MR. IRVINE ATTEMPTED TO START THE REAR ENGINE OF THE SKYMASTER, THE REAR STARTER FAILED. THE OTHER PILOT SAID HE WOULD FLY BACK TO THEIR DEPARTURE POINT AND PICK UP ANOTHER STARTER. MR. IRVINE STATED HE WOULD DO A SINGLE-ENGINE TAKEOFF, THAT HE HAD DONE SINGLE ENGINE TAKEOFFS IN THE SKYMASTER PRIOR TO THIS. THE WITNESS TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO TALK THE ACCIDENT PILOT OUT OF TAKING OFF, BUT TO NO AVAIL. DURING THE TAKEOFF, AND AFTER REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF 50 TO 100 FT. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, APPEARED TO RECOVER AND DISAPPEARED BEHIND A HILL. IT WAS APPARENTLY AT THIS POINT THAT THE PILOT SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR TO THE UP POSITION. THE WRECKAGE INDICATES A STALL/SPIN, IMPACTING THE WATER IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION. THE VSI HAD A SIGNATURE MARK INDICATING 1500 FEET PER MINUTE DOWN AT IMPACTING. THE WRECKAGE SIGNATURE WOULD SUPPORT THIS THEORY. THE CESSNA AFM WARNS AGAINST RETRACTING THE LANDING GEAR UNT IL ALL OBSTACLES AREA CLEARED. ## 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 ANC00FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00FA081), Jul 1, 2000: Cessna 337C (N63MR), Marshall, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's attempted takeoff with known deficiencies in equipment (an inoperable rear engine) and an inadvertent stall. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's improper retraction of… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.