20041116033749A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 337B · Perkins, AZ · November 16, 2004

Date
November 16, 2004 · 16:30 local
Place
Perkins, AZ
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N133JW
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX05FA035
Reported as
Cessna 337B
Reported engine
Continental IO360C
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
4,200 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Cessna 337B N133JW piloted by jack a. huffman commercial certificate no. 526943157; had departed sedona airport (sez) sedona, Arizona on November 16, 2004. The owner of N133JW said it was a part 91 flight that had been done in previous years. N133JW stopped at williams airport (P32) williams, Arizona and picked up two (2) passengers to count animals (elk). At approximately 1630 MST on 16 November, 2004 a witness saw a fireball and smoke in the area where N133JW was later located. Investigation indicates that N133JW struck the ground with the right wing tip the impacted nose down. Fire consumed the aircraft after impact. No additional causal factors at this time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CESSNA 337B N133JW PILOTED BY JACK A. HUFFMAN COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE NO. 526943157; HAD DEPARTED SEDONA AIRPORT (SEZ) SEDONA, ARIZONA ON NOVEMBER 16, 2004. THE OWNER OF N133JW SAID IT WAS A PART 91 FLIGHT THAT HAD BEEN DONE IN PREVIOUS YEARS. N133JW STOPPED AT WILLIAMS AIRPORT (P32) WILLIAMS, ARIZONA AND PICKED UP TWO (2) PASSENGERS TO COUNT ANIMALS (ELK). AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 MST ON 16 NOVEMBER, 2004 A WITNESS SAW A FIREBALL AND SMOKE IN THE AREA WHERE N133JW WAS LATER LOCATED. INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT N133JW STRUCK THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP THE IMPACTED NOSE DOWN. FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IMPACT. NO ADDITIONAL CAUSAL FACTORS AT THIS TIME.

NTSB investigation

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