# Accident 19810516026729A: Cessna 337, Melvin, TX, May 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1981, 08:30 local time
- Place: Melvin, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1992° N, 99.5813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melvin, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1992&lon=-99.5813&mi=10
- Aircraft: N337W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N337W-1981-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337A (registry code 2075704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,119 total, 419 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810516026729A

## Narrative

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

ELECTED TO LAND ON A ROAD DUE TO LOW CLOUDS AND FOG. WING HIT A FENCE POST, CARTWHEELED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW81FRG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG37), May 16, 1981: Cessna 337 (N337W), Melvin, TX, 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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