# Accident 19880202001689A: Cessna 337A, Somerset, PA, February 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1988, 12:05 local time
- Place: Somerset, PA
- Airport: Somerset County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0396° N, 78.9995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0396&lon=-78.9995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1201M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1201M-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337E (registry code 2075721, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337A
- Reported engine: CONT IO360G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880202001689A

## Narrative

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

TOOK AIRCRAFT FOR A JOY RIDE IN LOW CLOUDS AND FOG. STALLED AND DOVE TO GROUND. NO LICENSE. AIRCRAFT UNAIRWORTHY.

## 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 NYC88FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA072), Feb 2, 1988: Cessna 337E (N1201M), Friedens, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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