Cessna T337G accident near Big Spring, Texas, April 4, 1985
On April 4, 1985 at about 7:00 pm local time, a Cessna T337G, registered N189, was substantially damaged in an accident near Big Spring, Texas (Big Spring Muni airport). It was an executive or corporate flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. 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
- April 4, 1985 · about 7:00 pm local time
- Place
- Big Spring, Texas · Big Spring Muni · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T337G · all T337Gs on the register
- Registration
- N189 · registry record · serial P3370209
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive or corporate flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACFT LANDED GEAR UP. PLT STATED HE SIMPLY FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.
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: 5,514 hours in all; 3,767 in this make and model; 4 in the last 90 days; 5,454 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,726 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection; 48 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,500 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-360-C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: LBB Lubbock TX at 6:15 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 8,800 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 260° at 22 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 12,000 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 23°F (-5°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
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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