Cessna 337A accident near Ocean Springs, Mississippi, August 3, 1984
On August 3, 1984 at about 11:30 pm local time, a Cessna 337A, registered N90244, was destroyed in an accident near Ocean Springs, Mississippi (Gulf Park airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 3, 1984 · about 11:30 pm local time
- Place
- Ocean Springs, Mississippi · Gulf Park · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 337A · all 337As on the register
- Registration
- N90244 · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT STALLED, ROLLED INVERTED AND CRASHED INTO A HANGAR ROOF DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND AFTER AN ABORTED LANDING.THE PLT HAD LANDED FOR REFUELING AND OFFERED A RIDE IN THE ACFT TO A PERSON THAT HELPED HIM DURING THE REFUELING. DURINGTHE FIRST LANDING APCH, AFTER TAKEOFF WITH THE ADDITIONAL WEIGHT OF 120 GALLONS OF FUEL AND A PAX, THE PLT USED FULL FLAPS ON FINAL AND THE ACFT DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE THAT ENDED IN A HARD TOUCHDOWN AT THE END OF THE RWY. THE ACFT BOUNCED, ROTATED TO THE RIGHT AND VEERED OFF THE RIGHT OF THE RWY. WITNESSES SAID THAT THE NOISE LEVEL WAS CONSISTANT ATTHIS TIME TO A LEVEL INDICATIVE OF FULL POWER ON BOTH ENGINES. THE ACFT THEN TURNED BACK TOWARD THE RWY AND BECAME AIRBORNE AT THE OPPOSITE EDGE OF THE RWY. THE ACFT THEN RECROSSED THE RWY TO THE RIGHT AND SLOWLY CLIMBED TO 150-200 FT AGL. ACCORDING TO THE PAX, A LOW TIME, NON-CURRENT STUDENT PLT, THE ACFT CONTINUED TO FLY AT A LOW ALT IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ACFT STALLED AND THE WING DUG INTO THE HANGAR.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,222 hours in all; 4 in this make and model; 2,062 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,194 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, December 1, 1983
- Maximum gross weight: 4,200 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-360-C/D (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: 5R2 Ocean Springs MS at 11:20 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 3,500 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 10,000 ft; scat at 6,000 ft
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:48 pm from GPT, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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