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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna T337C · Hallsville, TX · March 9, 2019

Date: March 9, 2019 · 10:30 local
Place: Hallsville, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N922EJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN19FA094
Reported as: Cessna T337C
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-360-A series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 4
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N922EJRegistration cancelled Dec 17, 2021 · Cessna T337CS/N 337-0944 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna T337C Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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N922EJ departed lancaster airport (lnc), lancaster, Texas on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at approximately 9:30AM local time. The flight departed VFR to the east to lakefront airport (new), new orleans, Louisiana with the pilot in command (PIC) and three passengers. The PIC did not file a flight plan. Air traffic control services were not utilized for flight following. Approximately 50 miles east lnc, the aircraft entered an area of thunderstorms that had passed thorugh the lancaster, Texas area 7:30AM to 8:30AM local time. N922EJ turned around and exited the weather, flew a northerly track, and turned back east. It re-entered an area of severe thunderstorms. The aircraft experienced inflight break up. The airplane was completely destroyed. There were four fatalities from this accident, the pilot in command and three passengers.

As the FAA filed it

N922EJ DEPARTED LANCASTER AIRPORT (LNC), LANCASTER, TEXAS ON SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30AM LOCAL TIME. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED VFR TO THE EAST TO LAKEFRONT AIRPORT (NEW), NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA WITH THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) AND THREE PASSENGERS. THE PIC DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SERVICES WERE NOT UTILIZED FOR FLIGHT FOLLOWING. APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES EAST LNC, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAD PASSED THORUGH THE LANCASTER, TEXAS AREA 7:30AM TO 8:30AM LOCAL TIME. N922EJ TURNED AROUND AND EXITED THE WEATHER, FLEW A NORTHERLY TRACK, AND TURNED BACK EAST. IT RE-ENTERED AN AREA OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED INFLIGHT BREAK UP. THE AIRPLANE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THERE WERE FOUR FATALITIES FROM THIS ACCIDENT, THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND THREE PASSENGERS.

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 CEN19FA094Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportLongview, TXThe noninstrument-rated pilot's improper decision to continue flight into convective weather conditions, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its maximum maneuvering speed and the subsequent in-flight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's…Mar 9, 2019 · Destroyed

Other reports on N922EJ · 1

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

Accident 19970309026979ALevel Off Touchdown · Fairbanks, AK(.4) The pilot departed on a local flight at night, but discovered the landing gear handle did not return to the neutral position within the normal time. The `gear up' annunciator light did not illuminate. A pass near the airport tower confirmed the nose gear…Mar 9, 1997 · Substantial damage