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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna P337H · Leesburg, FL · March 22, 1985

Date
March 22, 1985 · 12:40 local
Place
Leesburg, FL
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4EY
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85FA128
Reported as
Cessna P337H
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,100 total2,600 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Loss of engine power during takeoff due to water in fuel. Fuel caps were leaking. Spun into trees.

As the FAA filed it

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING TAKEOFF DUE TO WATER IN FUEL. FUEL CAPS WERE LEAKING. SPUN INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.