# NTSB CHIMJAC070: Cessna 337C, N2622S, Kokomo, IN, February 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1974
- Place: Kokomo, IN · KOKOMO, IN
- Location: 40.4864° N, 86.1336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kokomo, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4864&lon=-86.1336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186953
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHIMJAC070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHIMJAC070

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0384  74/2/13    KOKOMO,IND          CESSNA 337C         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1917                    N2622S              PX-  1  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 20, 708 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            28 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KOKOMO MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KOKOMO,IND                  FT WAYNE,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       36
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           20                                                       18
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- DISTRACTED FM OPERATION OF ACFT WHILE CHANGING TRANSPONDER CODES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2622S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2622S-1974-04-11), registration cancelled 1974-04-11, S/N 3370922 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337C
- Registry model: [Cessna 337C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337c) (registry code 2075712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kokomo Municipal

## 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 19740213004749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740213004749A), Feb 13, 1974: Cessna 337C, Kokomo, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Distracted fm operation of acft while changing transponder codes.

## Other investigations on N2622S (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 MIA70F0221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0221), Nov 16, 1969: Cessna 337C (N2622S), Gulfport, MS, substantial damage

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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