# Accident 20190309009129A: Cessna T337C, Hallsville, TX, March 9, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2019, 10:30 local time
- Place: Hallsville, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4611° N, 94.5392° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4611&lon=-94.5392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N922EJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N922EJ-2021-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T337C (registry code 2075714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360-A SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190309009129A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN19FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA094), Mar 9, 2019: Cessna T337 (N922EJ), Longview, TX, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N922EJ (1)

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

- [Accident 19970309026979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970309026979A), Mar 9, 1997: Cessna T337C (N922EJ), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. (.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…

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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