# Accident 20220420005669A: Cessna 337, Sylmar, CA, April 20, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2022, 12:26 local time
- Place: Sylmar, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3110° N, 118.4319° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3110&lon=-118.4319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143JB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337 (registry code 2075702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL IO-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220420005669A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 20, 2022 AT 1221 PST AIRCRAFT (N143JB) DEPARTED WHITEMAN AIRPORT (WHP), PACOIMA, CA OFF RUNWAY 12. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND ASCENDING TO APPROXIMATELY 1800FT, THE PILOT REPORTED EXPERIENCING GEAR ISSUES. THE PILOT ASKED TO STAY ON TOWER FREQUENCY TO WORK THE GEAR ISSUE. AT APPROXIMATELY 1226 PST THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SLOPING TERRAIN, ADJACENT TO THE HIGHWAY, JUST EAST OF I-210/ I-118 INTERCHANGE AND HUBBARD ST. (APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES NORTH-WEST OF WHP). THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PASSENGER AND FATALITY ONBOARD.

## 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 WPR22FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA160), Apr 20, 2022: Cessna 337 (N143JB), Sylmar, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control while troubleshooting a landing gear issue, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin at an altitude too low to recover. Contributing to the accident was 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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