- Date
- December 17, 1984, 18:51 local (23:51 UTC)
- Place
- Butler, KY
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N53648Cessna 337
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841217067169A
- Case key
- 6583
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Pilot reported rear eng failure followed by front engine. Examination of wreckage disclosed that fuel was in right fuel system, no fuel was located in left inboard system. Water was found in both engine fuel flow dividers. It was not determined if the pilot operated the crossfeed position throughout the flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53648
- Reported as
- Cessna 337
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 337-01755
- Airframe hours
- 1,327
- Engine
- Continental I0-360-G, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jean P. Garnier
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 17, 1984 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- Leesburg, VA
- Destination
- Louisville, KY
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,600 total · 900 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 180° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CVG, 25 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.