# Accident 20011027030979A: Cessna T337G, Palmerlake, CO, October 27, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2001, 20:06 local time
- Place: Palmerlake, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1744° N, 104.9706° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1744&lon=-104.9706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45E-2002-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T337G (registry code 2075726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011027030979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N45E WAS DESTROYED DURING IMPACT WITH TERRAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 8500 FEET ELEVATION.

## 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 DEN02FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02FA004), Oct 28, 2001: Cessna T337G (N45E), Palmer Lake, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot intentionally restricting his external vision (turning his cabin lights up bright to practice night instrument approaches), and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance of the mountain.…

## Other reports on N45E (1)

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

- [Incident 19800214023029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800214023029I), Feb 14, 1980: Cessna 337G (N45E), Pueblo, CO, Minor damage. Pilot made hard landing due to load of ice picked up during descent.

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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