# Accident 19870126000969A: Cessna 337D, Savannah, GA, January 26, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1987, 12:31 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0200° N, 81.1397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0200&lon=-81.1397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10MM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10MM-2012-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337D (registry code 2075717, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337D
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1D6
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,979 total, 18 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870126000969A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL87LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA066), Jan 26, 1987: Cessna 337D (N10MM), Savannah, GA, destroyed

## Other reports on N10MM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810701076739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810701076739I), Jul 1, 1981: Cessna 337D (N10MM), Kelleys Island, OH, Minor damage. Pilot retracted landing gear after landing.

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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