# NTSB SEA03LA105: Cessna T337G, N4TD, Lewistown, MT, June 15, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 15, 2003, 11:15 local (17:15 UTC) - Place: Lewistown, MT - Coordinates: 46.976112, -109.599998 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9761&lon=-109.6000&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 2, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA-FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 57619 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA03LA105 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57619/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA105 ## Probable cause Inadequate preflight planning/preparation prior to takeoff, and the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff. An inadvertent stall and rough terrain were factors. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot reported that when he landed on the airstrip, he had trimmed the aircraft for a short field landing. During the takeoff, he reported that he did not retrim the aircraft and during the takeoff ground run, the control yoke came back into his lap. The aircraft lifted off briefly, then stalled with the left wing down. The pilot aborted the takeoff and reduced power. The aircraft traveled off the north side of the runway and crossed a rough wheat field. The aircraft came to rest over an embankment along side a dirt road. ## Factual narrative On June 15, 2003, approximately 1115 mountain daylight time, a Cessna T337G, N4TD, registered to and operated by the pilot as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, collided with rough terrain during an aborted takeoff from a private airstrip located seven miles southwest of Lewistown, Montana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the private pilot and his passenger were not injured. During a telephone interview, the pilot reported that when he landed at the airstrip, he had trimmed the aircraft for a soft field landing. For the takeoff, he reported that he did not retrim the aircraft and during the takeoff ground run, the control yoke came back into his lap. The aircraft lifted off briefly, then stalled with the left wing down. The pilot aborted the takeoff and reduced power. The aircraft traveled off the north side of the runway and crossed a rough wheat field. The aircraft came to rest over an embankment along side a dirt road. The right main landing gear was sheared off, the outboard section of the right wing contacted the surface, the right side boom was displaced from the empennage and the bottom ends of the vertical fin on both the right and left side were crushed upward. To date, the pilot has not turned in the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report form 6120.1/2. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4TD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4TD-2009-11-20), registration cancelled 2009-11-20, S/N P337-0093, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna T337G - Registry model: [Cessna T337G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337g) (registry code 2075726) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: P337-0093 - Airframe hours: 3019 - Engines: Continental TSIO-360-CB3 225 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Kenneth D. Tolliver - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 9, 2002 - Departed: Lewistown, MT - Destination: BIL, Billings, MT - Airport: Beacon Star, runway 30, 3,700 × ft ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 750 total, 450 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: LWT, 7 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20030615012959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030615012959A), Jun 15, 2003: Cessna T337G, Moore, MT, Substantial damage. (-23) Amendment to follow. (-23 amendment) on June 15, 2003, Mr. Ken tolliver, a private pilot, crashed N4TD, a Cessna CE-337, at the Beacon Star airport near… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.