# NTSB CHI82FA223: Cessna 337B, N2419S, Greenville, IL, June 22, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: June 21, 1982, 20:25 local (Jun 22, 1982, 01:25 UTC)
- Place: Greenville, IL
- Coordinates: 38.879905, -89.400001 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8799&lon=-89.4000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70910
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82FA223
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70910/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA223

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - touch-and-go - performed, pilot in command
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
  - fuel supply - inattentive, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, landing
  - object (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER A TOUCH & GO, THE REAR ENG STOPPED AT ABOUT 100 TO 200 FT AGL. THE PLT SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO RIGHT AUX TANK BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE REAR ENG. AT ABOUT 300 TO 400 FT AGL THE FRONT ENG STOPPED. THE PLT SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE LEFT AUX TANK BUT THE ENG DID NOT RESPOND. DURING DESCENT THE ACFT STRUCK TELEPHONE CABLES BEFORE LANDING ON A ROAD & SLIDING INTO A CORN FIELD. THE LEFT & RIGHT MAIN TANKS CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY 5 GALS EACH. THE LEFT AUX TANK READ 0, THE RIGHT READ APPROXIMATELY 2 GALS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2419S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2419S-1991-05-13), registration cancelled 1991-05-13, S/N 3370719 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337B
- Registry model: [Cessna 337B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337b) (registry code 2075706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 3370719
- Airframe hours: 2271
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-360-C 210 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Earl W. Tucker
- Registered owner: Morris Chapman And J.G. Carlso
- Departed: H67, GRANITE CITY, IL
- Destination: H67, GRANITE CITY, IL
- Airport: GRE, Greenville Airport, runway 36, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 3,274 total, 2 in this make and model, 2,579 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles

## 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 19820621026809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820621026809A), Jun 21, 1982: Cessna 337B, Greenville, IL, Substantial damage. Both engines quit for unknown reasons. Aircraft hit wires during emergency landing. Both mains contained fuel.

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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