# Accident 19791208035449A: Cessna 337, Athens, GA, December 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1979, 18:44 local time
- Place: Athens, GA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9609° N, 83.3779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athens, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9609&lon=-83.3779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1119M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1119M-1980-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T337F (registry code 2075724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,617 total, 2,297 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FKG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKG13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791208035449A

## Narrative

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

ENGINES QUIT EN ROUTE TO AIRPORT. CRASH LANDED 300 YARDS SHORT OF RUNWAY. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK

## 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 MIA80FKG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKG13), Dec 8, 1979: Cessna T337F (N1119M), Athens, GA, substantial damage

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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