Cessna T337G accident near Fort Wayne, Indiana, January 4, 1982
On January 4, 1982 at about 6:12 am local time, a Cessna T337G, registered N2CU, was destroyed in an accident near Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were killed and 2 people were seriously injured. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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
- January 4, 1982 · about 6:12 am local time
- Place
- Fort Wayne, Indiana · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed and 2 people were seriously injured.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T337G · all T337Gs on the register
- Registration
- N2CU · registry record · serial P3370061
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ON 1/31/83 AT 2134 CST, THE ACFT DEPARTED GRAND ISLAND, NE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN TO TOLEDO, OH, WITH APPX 125 GAL OF FUEL ON BOARD. WHILE EN ROUTE, THE PLT RECEIVED UPDATED WX FOR TOLEDO. AT THAT TIME, THE TOLEDO WX WAS INDEFINITE 100 FT OBSCD, VIS 1-1/2 MI WITH RAIN & FOG, PRESSURE FALLING RAPIDLY. THE PLT CHANGED HIS DESTINATION TO AN ALTN ARPT AT FT WAYNE, WHERE, AT THAT TIME, THE WX WAS 400 FT OVC, VIS 3 MI WITH LGT RAIN & FOG. BY THE TIME, THE ACFT HAD ARRIVED IN THE FT WAYNE AREA, THE CEILING HAD DROPPED TO 200 FT OVC. THE PLT WAS CLRD FOR AN APCH TO THE FT WAYNE MUNI ARPT. BY THAT TIME, THE TOWER WAS CLOSED, BUT THE RWY LGTS WERE SET ON BRIGHT. AT APRX 0212, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES THEN IMPACTED THE GND APRX 1.5 MI NE OF THE ARPT, ABOUT 3 HRS, 48 MIN AFTER TKOF, ON A HDG OF 120 DEG. AN EXAM OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED NORMAL OPERATION. THERE WAS EXTSV DMG TO THE FUEL SYS, THE AMOUNT OF FUEL ON BOARD BRF IMPACT WAS NOT DTRMD, BUT A PAX RPRTD 4 HRS OF FUEL & A RESERVE.
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: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,628 hours in all; 94 in this make and model; 1,100 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,426 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,700 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-360-C2B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: GRI Grand Island NE at 9:34 pm
- Destination: Toledo OH
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 22, 9,000 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 100° at 10 knots
- Sky: overcast at 200 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 95°F (35°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:16 am from FWA, 2 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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