34.9331° N, 120.4436° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Maria, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 25, 1980 · 12:30 local
Place
Santa Maria, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6209F
Reported as
Cessna 337
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Landed with main gear in partial trail position due to leak in hydraulic system.
As the FAA filed it
LANDED WITH MAIN GEAR IN PARTIAL TRAIL POSITION DUE TO LEAK IN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM.