In looking at the most recent 100 accidents of the Cessna 336/337 we formed the opinion that there was little wrong with the airplanes, but had our doubts about some of the pilots who chose to fly them.
There is a school of thought that airplanes that are designed to be extra safe, such as the Ercoupe (cannot be stalled) or the Skymaster series (center-line thrust) attract pilots who rely on the design to overcome subpar skills and judgment. Our accident survey for the Skymaster and Super Skymaster produced results that seemed consistent with that school of thought.