# Accident 19860508016439A: Cessna T337D, Edinberg, TX, May 8, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1986, 19:30 local time
- Place: Edinberg, TX
- Airport: Edinburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2893° N, 98.1598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2893&lon=-98.1598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N337D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N337D-1989-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T337D (registry code 2075719, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337D
- Reported engine: CONT IO360C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 75 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860508016439A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SAID BOTH ENGINES QUIT. LANDED ON ROAD. NO EVIDENCE OF SUCH. DEA SUSPECTS SWERVE ON TAKEOFF AFTER DRUG DROP.

## 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 FTW86LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA088), May 9, 1986: Cessna 337D (N337D), Edinberg, 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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