- Date
- November 6, 1983, 20:00 local (Nov 7, 1983, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kimball, NE
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1272MCessna T337E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831106056379A
- Case key
- 33587
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with the ground in a pancake stall mush during a forced landing half a mile from the arpt. The rear engine had stopped in flt and the plt decided on a precautionary landing after restarting the engine. During the final approach to land the rear engine quit again the acft was too low and impacted the ground about 1/2 milefrom the arpt. The plt said the fuel gages were reading about 1/2 full when the rear engine quit.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1272M
- Reported as
- Cessna T337E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 33701272
- Airframe hours
- 1,500
- Engine
- Lycoming TSIO-360-A, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ernie E. Caraway
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 31, 1983 · 100 hours before
- Departed
- Sweetwater, TX
- Destination
- BFF · Scottsbluff, NE
- Airport
- 4V7 · Kimball Muni, runway 29, 3,700 × 75 ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 625 total · 190 in this make and model · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 350° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BFF, 40 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.