Cessna T337D accident near Scottsdale, Arizona, November 10, 1982
On November 10, 1982 at about 2:34 am local time, a Cessna T337D, registered N86041, was destroyed in an accident near Scottsdale, Arizona (Phoenix Sky Harbor airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. 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
- November 10, 1982 · about 2:34 am local time
- Place
- Scottsdale, Arizona · Phoenix Sky Harbor · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T337D · all T337Ds on the register
- Registration
- N86041 · no longer on the register · serial 3371059
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
FOUR MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF THE PLT RADIOED THAT HIS ENG HAD FAILED & HE WAS GOING DOWN. THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA, STRIKING POWER LINES, A FENCE & TWO HOUSES. THE ACFT HAD BEEN FLOWN DURING THE DAY WITH NO REFUELING THE RIGHT AUX TANK CONTAINED 3 QT FUEL & THE RIGHT MAIN ONE PINT. THE LEFT AUX TANK CONTAINED 1 QT & THE LEFT MAIN WAS SEPARATED & DRY. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SPILLAGE & THE FUEL SUMPS WERE DRY. THE PLT WAS OPERATING A C-337 FOR THE COMPANY FOR THE FIRST TIME.
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 multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 6,758 hours in all; 6,252 as pilot in command; 4,831 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 22,141 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 638 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,500 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-360-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: C Phoenix AZ at 7:28 pm
- Destination: C Mesa AZ
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 200° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 35 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 6,000 ft
- Temperature: 151°F (66°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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