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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 337A · Aledo, TX · June 16, 1980

Date
June 16, 1980 · 22:45 local
Place
Aledo, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7DT
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80FA087
Reported as
Cessna 337A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 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.

Reported engine problem. Both found feathered. Indicates fuel starvation from mismanagement of fuel selectors.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEM. BOTH FOUND FEATHERED. INDICATES FUEL STARVATION FROM MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL SELECTORS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.