# Incident 19890622039889I: Cessna 337A, Gulfport, MS, June 22, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1989, 10:50 local time
- Place: Gulfport, MS
- Airport: Gulfport-Biloxi Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4073° N, 89.0701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GULFPORT-BILOXI INTL (GPT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4073&lon=-89.0701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6244F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6244F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337A (registry code 2075704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337a) (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 IO360C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 125 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890622039889I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A KITE ON DESCENT TO FINAL APPROACH. STRING CAUGHT IN PROP. SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND LANDED SAFELY. MINOR DAMAGE

## Other reports on N6244F (1)

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

- [Incident 20050513010489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050513010489I), May 13, 2005: Cessna 337A (N6244F), St James City, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On may 13, 2005, at 1715 EST, a Cessna 337A, N6244F, registered to the pilot [privacy data omitted] continued landing at the end of runway 27 and colided…

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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