# Incident 19780605044639I: Cessna 337, Santa Maria, CA, June 5, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1978, 18:54 local time
- Place: Santa Maria, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9331° N, 120.4436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Maria, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9331&lon=-120.4436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2QG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780605044639I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST BOTH ENGINES DUE TO CONTAMINATED FUEL. STRAINER IN BOTH ENGINES CONTAINED SAND AND DEBRIS.

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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