- Date
- August 22, 1984, 15:55 local (22:55 UTC)
- Place
- Paradise, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4445PCessna T337G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840822046879A
- Case key
- 23990
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Witnesses observed the acft touchdown then heard a power application and watched the acft depart in a nose high attitude. The left wing of the acft struck an aprx 70 ft tall tree about 600 ft from the end of the rwy and 200 ft left of the rwy extended centerline. Post crash fire consumed the wreckage. The rear propeller was feathered but disassembly of the impact and fire damaged eng revealed no mechanical malfunction. Ground impact occurred aprx 1/4 of a mile from the north end of the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4445P
- Reported as
- Cessna T337G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P3370007
- Airframe hours
- 640
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-C, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ron Kaye
- Registered owner
- Jerry S. Mckinney
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SMF · Sacramento, CA
- Airport
- Q88 · Paradise Skypark, runway 35, 1,990 × 80 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,006 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.