# Accident 19801010057459A: Cessna 337E, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, October 10, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1980, 10:10 local time
- Place: Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Borinquen
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4375° N, 67.1543° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aguadilla, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4375&lon=-67.1543&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1308M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1308M-1982-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337E (registry code 2075721, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FKA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801010057459A

## Narrative

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

HIT RUNWAY WITH REAR PROP, ON WHEELS UP LANDING. CIRCLED OVER OCEAN, REAR ENGINE OUT, STALLED. HIT WATER, SANK.

## 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 MIA81FKA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKA01), Oct 10, 1980: Cessna 337 (N1308M), Aguadilla, PR, destroyed

## Other reports on N1308M (1)

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

- [Incident 19790104002629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790104002629I), Jan 4, 1979: Cessna 337E (N1308M), Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Gear doors remained open after gear extension. Gear safe lights not on. Gear collapsed.

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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