Cessna C337 accident near Taunton, Massachusetts, November 10, 1984
On November 10, 1984 at about 8:30 pm local time, a Cessna C337, registered N2327S, suffered minor damage in an accident near Taunton, Massachusetts (Tauton airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed; 3 others were unhurt. 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, 1984 · about 8:30 pm local time
- Place
- Taunton, Massachusetts · Tauton
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed; 3 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna C337
- Registration
- N2327S · no longer on the register · serial 0627
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER DEPARTURE & AT AN ALTITUDE OF 2000 FT THE PLT NOTICED THAT THE REAR ENG FUEL FLOW WAS LOW, HOWEVER, THE ENG WAS OPERATING SATISFACTORY. THE PLT, AS A PRECAUTION, DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE ARPT. WHILE RETURNING THE PLT NOTED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL PRES IND FOR THE REAR ENG, HOWEVER IT CONTINUED TO RUN. WHEN THE ACFT WAS IN THE ARPT TRAFFIC PATTERN THE REAR ENG LOST TTL PWR. THE PLT FEATHERED THE ENG AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND. WHILE ON FINAL APCH THE PLT WAS TOO HIGH TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING. HE STATED THAT HE WAS 500 FT ABOVE THE RWY WHEN HE EXECUTED A GO AROUND. HE MAINTAINED AN A/S OF 105 MPH AND ESTABLISHED A 200 FPM CLIMB. WHEN THE ACFT WAS 3/4 DISTANCE OVER THE RWY THE PLT RETRACTED FLAPS IN INCREMENTS AND HE STATED THAT THE ACFT BEGAN TO DESCEND DUE TO WIND SHEAR, TURB & DOWNDRAFTS.THE ACFT DESCENDED INTO A POND ABOUT 1/2 MI FROM END OF RWY.A PAX DROWNED. EXAMINATION OF THE REAR ENG REVEALED THE #5 CYL WAS SEPARATED IN HALF WHERE THE BARREL & HEAD ATTACHES.
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
- Flight time: 346 hours in all; 196 in this make and model; 34 in the last 90 days; 4 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,443 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 1, 1984; 99 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,300 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-360-C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: TAN Taunton MA
- Destination: ACK Nantucket MA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 30, 3,500 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 15,000 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
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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Other NTSB records under N2327S the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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