# Accident 20170707008879A: Cessna T337D, Greenwood, SC, July 7, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2017, 07:28 local time
- Place: Greenwood, SC
- Airport: Greenwood County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2500° N, 82.1436° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2500&lon=-82.1436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N337J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N337J-2019-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T337D (registry code 2075719, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,156 total, 7 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170707008879A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 27 AT GREENWOOD COUNTY (GRD) FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. SEVERAL TOUCH AND GOES WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE PATTERN TO PERFORM SOME AIR WORK. AFTER A RECOVERY FROM A STALL THE FRONT ENGINE SURGED THEN STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED BACK TO THE AIRPORT WITH THE PASENGER FLYING WHILE THE PILOT WENT THROUGH THE CHECKLIST FOR FAILED ENGINE. WHILE ENROUTE BACK TO THE AIRPORT THE REAR ENGINE FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO MAKE THE AIRPORT  AND STRUCK TREES ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 27.

## 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 ERA17LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA235), Jul 7, 2017: Cessna T337 (N337J), Greenwood, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots' inadequate preflight inspection, during which they failed to adequately verify the quantity of fuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a subsequent total loss of power to both engines,…

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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