# Accident 19891018041399A: Cessna T337G, Pittsburgh, PA, October 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1989, 22:30 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Allegheny County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4397° N, 79.9603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4397&lon=-79.9603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N197, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N197-1992-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T337G (registry code 2075726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337G
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360CB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,856 total, 2,848 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891018041399A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE EXTEND GEAR. CIRCLED OVER AN HOUR STILL UNABLE. PLANNED GEAR UP LDG. OUT OF FUEL ON FINAL LANDED IN TREES.

## 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 NYC90LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA014), Oct 19, 1989: Cessna T337G (N197), Pittsburgh, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION, AND DIVERTING OF HIS ATTENTION, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION TO BOTH ENGINES. DARKNESS AND TREES IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WERE RELATED…

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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