19870126000969A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 337D · Savannah, GA · January 26, 1987

Date
January 26, 1987 · 12:31 local
Place
Savannah, GA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N10MM
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87LA066
Reported as
Cessna 337D
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1D6
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,979 total18 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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The engines failed when fuel tanks were switched. The pilot was aware of the problem. Aircraft was ditched in ocean

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINES FAILED WHEN FUEL TANKS WERE SWITCHED. THE PILOT WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED IN OCEAN

NTSB investigation

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