# NTSB ATL84LA110: Cessna 337B, N2406S, Athens, TN, February 26, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 26, 1984, 15:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place: Athens, TN
- Coordinates: 35.449455, -84.600715 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4495&lon=-84.6007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6419
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84LA110
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6419/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA110

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hazardous materials leak/spill, landing - roll
  - misc eqpt/furnishings,cargo restraints - loose (cause)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - inattentive, pilot in command (cause)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - judgment - poor, passenger (cause)
- Fire, landing - roll
  - proper assistance - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - tie down - not performed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT CAUGHT FIRE DURING LANDING WHEN A GASOLINE CAN OVERTURNED AND WAS IGNITED BY A PASSENGER TRYING TO RIGHT IT WITH A BURNING CIGAR IN HIS HAND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2406S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2406S-2007-04-18), registration cancelled 2007-04-18, S/N 337-0706, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337B
- Registry model: [Cessna 337B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337b) (registry code 2075706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 337-0706
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-360-C/D 210 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: James M. Fox
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: MNV, MADISONVILLE, TN
- Airport: MMI, Mcminn, runway 2, 4,700 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 971 total, 118 in this make and model, 936 as pilot in command, 51 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: TYS, 38 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840226008469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840226008469A), Feb 26, 1984: Cessna 337B, Athens, TN, Destroyed. Gas can in cabin spilled as aircraft turned off runway. Caught fire from passengers cigar. Aircraft destroyed.

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.

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