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FAA accident report · Cessna C-37 · Stonewall, OK · March 6, 2006

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Date
March 6, 2006 · 12:55 local
Place
Stonewall, OK
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N18045
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW06LA078
Reported as
Cessna C37
Reported engine
WARNER SCARAB50A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
N18045Registration cancelled Feb 5, 2007 · Cessna C-37S/N 364 · Built 1937Airframe modelCessna C-37Engine modelWarner SS40&50Reciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On March 6, 2006, a Cessna C-37, N18045, operated by the pilot privacy data omitted, took off from his personal sod runway in Stonewall, OK. The event occurred at approximately 1250 pm, approximately 1/4 mile from the end of the runway. After take off the pilot turned to the left (south) but was not able to maintain altitude. The runway lies in a sw by NE heading. The aircraft clipped a tree, then the left wing impacted a power line before it hit another tree and a house foundation. The aircraft was destroyed by fire. The aircraft records were reported to be in the aircraft at the time and are believed to be destroyed. One blade separated from the propeller hub and traveled an additional 120 feet from the initial ground strike. The part was from the propeller root, and another piece was found that had been burned but mated up to the other piece of the propeller. The blade that was still with the propeller hub was damaged by the fire. The engine could be rotated but did not have compression. Some of the valve push rods were working and some were not. A number of the push rod covers were melted by the fire.(-23 amendment) we were unable to locate the operator's pilot records.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 6, 2006, A CESSNA C-37, N18045, OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^, TOOK OFF FROM HIS PERSONAL SOD RUNWAY IN STONEWALL, OK. THE EVENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1250 PM, APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER TAKE OFF THE PILOT TURNED TO THE LEFT (SOUTH) BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE RUNWAY LIES IN A SW BY NE HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED A TREE, THEN THE LEFT WING IMPACTED A POWER LINE BEFORE IT HIT ANOTHER TREE AND A HOUSE FOUNDATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS WERE REPORTED TO BE IN THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME AND ARE BELIEVED TO BE DESTROYED. ONE BLADE SEPARATED FROM THE PROPELLER HUB AND TRAVELED AN ADDITIONAL 120 FEET FROM THE INITIAL GROUND STRIKE. THE PART WAS FROM THE PROPELLER ROOT, AND ANOTHER PIECE WAS FOUND THAT HAD BEEN BURNED BUT MATED UP TO THE OTHER PIECE OF THE PROPELLER. THE BLADE THAT WAS STILL WITH THE PROPELLER HUB WAS DAMAGED BY THE FIRE. THE ENGINE COULD BE ROTATED BUT DID NOT HAVE COMPRESSION. SOME OF THE VALVE PUSH RODS WERE WORKING AND SOME WERE NOT. A NUMBER OF THE PUSH ROD COVERS WERE MELTED BY THE FIRE.(-23 AMENDMENT) WE WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE OPERATOR'S PILOT RECORDS.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DFW06LA078Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportFittstown, OKThe loss of engine power due to a cracked cylinder head. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain available to the pilot for the forced landing.Mar 6, 2006 · Destroyed