Cessna T337H accident near Near Inyokern, California, July 20, 1982
On July 20, 1982, a Cessna T337H, registered N1378L, was destroyed in an accident near Near Inyokern, California. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 2 people were seriously injured. 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
- July 20, 1982
- Place
- Near Inyokern, California · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T337H · all T337Hs on the register
- Registration
- N1378L · no longer on the register · serial 337187
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
APPROXIMATELY 10 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF THE ACFT IMPACTED A RIDGE OF A CANYON AT 5,500 FT MSL ABOUT 200 FT BELOW THE RIDGE LINE. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 8,900 FT.
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: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,550 hours in all; 240 in this make and model; 280 in the last 90 days; 239 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,222 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 22 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,630 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-360-H (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Agritill Leasing CO.
The flight
- Departed from: C Inyokern CA at 5:45 pm
- Destination: C Lemoore CA
- Flight plan: not recorded
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 260° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 7,000 ft
- Temperature: 54°F (12°C), dew point 0°F (-18°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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