# Accident 19780225008239A: Cessna 337G, Newport Beach, CA, February 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1978
- Place: Newport Beach, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 33.6266° N, 117.8655° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6266&lon=-117.8655&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85876, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85876-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T337D (registry code 2075719, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337d) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,502 total, 33 in this make and model, 174 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780225008239A

## Narrative

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

PAC OCEAN BEACH LANDING.

## 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 LAX78FUA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUA11), Feb 25, 1978: Cessna T337D (N85876), Newport Beach, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N85876 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800703023039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800703023039A), Jul 3, 1980: Cessna T337D (N85876), Ouray, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot ran tank out of fuel in twin engine airplane & could not climb out of canyon on one engine.

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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