# Accident 20050329005359A: Cessna T337E, Orcas Island, WA, March 29, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2005, 12:45 local time
- Place: Orcas Island, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6536° N, 122.7453° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6536&lon=-122.7453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1711M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1711M-2005-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T337E (registry code 2075723, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337E
- Reported engine: CONT IO360CONT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050329005359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) TWO MINUTES AFTER DEPARTING THE BLAKELY ISLAND AIRPORT ENROUTE TO THE BELLINGHAM AIRPORT BOTH ENGINES QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT DITCHED NEAR PT. LAWRENCE, ON THE EAST SIDE OR ORCAS ISLAND, WA. BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND SPENT ABOUT 30 TO 40 MINUTES IN THE WATER BEFORE RESCUE. THE PILOT DID NOT SURVIVE. THE PASSENGER REPORTED THAT ABOUT 2 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF ONE OR BOTH OF THE ENGINES STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. WHEN ASKED BY THE PASSENGER ABOUT IT THE PILOT STATED IT MIGHT BE WATER IN THE FUEL AND IT WOULDN'T LAST LONG. THE PASSENGER STATED THAT THE ENGINES STARTED RUNNING ROUGHER AT WHICH POINT "THE PILOT REACHED UP TO THE OVERHEAD PANEL WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO I THINK TRANSFER SOME FUEL, AND THEN BOTH ENGINES JUST QUIT." THE DAY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT WAS PICKED UP FROM SKAGIT REGIONAL AIRPORT AFTER EXTENSIVE REPAIRS DUE TO A GEAR UP LANDING IN SEPTEMBER 2004. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED AT SKAGIT AIRPORT, FILLING THE MAIN TANKS ONLY, QUANTITY OF AUX TANKS UNKNOWN. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW 2 TRIPS TO BLAKELY ISLAND (APPROX 20 MINUTES ROUND TRIP EACH). THE NEXT FLIGHT WAS THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.

## 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 SEA05LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA068), Mar 29, 2005: Cessna T337E (N1711M), Orcas Island, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of power for undetermined reasons which resulted in a forced landing and impact with water.

## Other reports on N1711M (3)

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

- [Incident 20040626019019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040626019019I), Jun 26, 2004: Cessna T337E (N1711M), Blakely Island, WA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot forgot to put landing gear down.
- [Incident 19791218046369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791218046369I), Dec 18, 1979: Cessna T337E (N1711M), Rochester, NY. In cruise, number 1 engine oil pressure lost. Feathered number 1, landed safely. Oil pump had failed.
- [Accident 19740226004139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740226004139A), Feb 26, 1974: Cessna T337E (N1711M), St Paul, MN, Substantial damage. Auto plt acdtly engaged prior to tkof. Demonstrating stol characteristics of acft mod.

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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