# Accident 20090731017699A: Cessna 337F, Frankfort, MI, July 31, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2009, 14:26 local time
- Place: Frankfort, MI
- Airport: Frankfort Dow Memorial Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6253° N, 86.2008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6253&lon=-86.2008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N337BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N337BA-2017-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337F (registry code 2075725, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337F
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA502](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA502) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090731017699A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FOUND OIL LEAK AT BASE OF REAR ENGINE OIL FILTER UPON LANDING AT FRANKFORT AIRPORT.  PILOT ELECTED TO FEATHER REAR ENGINE AND ATTEMPTED SINGLE ENGINE TAKEOFF.  PILOT FLIGHT TIMES AND FLIGHT REVIEW DATE ARE AS REPORTED BY PILOT, PILOT STATED LOGBOOKS WERE NOT RECOVERED FROM AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE.

## 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 CEN09LA502](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA502), Jul 31, 2009: Cessna 337F (N337BA), Frankfort, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot intentionally attempting to take off with an inoperative engine, which lead to the airplane's inability to maintain airspeed in the initial climb, resulting in a stall and impact with trees.

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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