# Accident 19780106039489A: Cessna 337G, Marion, IL, January 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1978
- Place: Marion, IL
- Airport: Williamson County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 37.7342° N, 88.9443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7342&lon=-88.9443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71947, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71947-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337G (registry code 2075730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780106039489A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HIT TWR AT 100FT AGL LVL 27MI FRM DESTN,R AIL SEPD.CRASHED 1MI FRSTN.125FT GUY WIRE,R WING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI78FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA015), Jan 6, 1978: Cessna 337G (N71947), Marion, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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