# Accident 19810619072179A: Cessna 337, Quartzsite, AZ, June 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1981, 06:30 local time
- Place: Quartzsite, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6639° N, 114.2299° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quartzsite, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6639&lon=-114.2299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2119X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2119X-1982-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337 (registry code 2075702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,389 total, 112 in this make and model, 146 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUJ71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ71) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810619072179A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINES QUIT ON LOW-LEVEL RECON FLIGHT. STRUCK A TREE ON EMERGENCY LANDING. AUX TANKS EMTPY. MAINS OVERFLOWING

## 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 LAX81FUJ71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ71), Jun 19, 1981: Cessna 337 (N2119X), Quartzsite, AZ, 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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