# Accident 19810523028209A: Cessna 337F, Ocean City, MD, May 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Ocean City, MD
- Airport: Ocean City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.3105° N, 75.1240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OCEAN CITY MUNI (OXB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3105&lon=-75.1240&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1407M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337F
- Reported engine: CONT IO360C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,040 total, 83 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810523028209A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES REAR ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF, UNNOTICED BY PILOT. DRAG ADDED BY GEAR RETRACTION. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT

## 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 ATL81FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA078), May 23, 1981: Cessna 337F (N1407M), Ocean City, MD, 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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