# Accident 19801014058481A: Cessna 337H, Pontiac, MI, October 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1980, 12:58 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland Pontiac
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1333L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1333L-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337H (registry code 2075732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 967 total, 121 in this make and model, 318 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801014058481A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH N2555R DURING DESCENT TO AIRPORT OF DESTINATION. HAD BEEN ADVISED OF OPPOSING OUTBOUND TRAFFIC.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2555R, Cessna 182K: [Accident 19801014058482A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801014058482A)

## 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 CHI81FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA001), Oct 14, 1980: Cessna 337H (N1333L), Waterford, MI, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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