1 fatal · CESSNA T337G · 2014-09-29 · Plano, IL, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN14FA522
Event ID
20140929X12854
Type
Accident
Date
2014-09-29
Location
Plano, IL, USA
Coordinates
41.638889, -88.547775
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
CESSNA
Model
T337G
Registration
N37E
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to recognize the airplane’s low altitude and arrest the airplane’s descent on approach to the airport in dark night conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s degraded night vision due to glaucoma and a cataract and his impairment from the use of diphenhydramine.