# Accident 19900702023549A: Cessna 337, Bedford, NY, July 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1990, 14:45 local time
- Place: Bedford, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1902° N, 73.6404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1902&lon=-73.6404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N337GB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N337GB-1991-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337 (registry code 2075702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Reported engine: CONT IO360C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 8 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900702023549A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINES QUIT. DITCHED IN RESERVOIR. RIGHT FUEL SELECTER STUCK LEFT TANK. CABLE BENT SELECTOR READINGS FAULTY.

## 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 NYC90LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA147), Jul 2, 1990: Cessna 337 (N337GB), Bedford, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MONITOR THE FUEL GAUGES AND FUEL STARVATION. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO DETECT THE BENT CONDITION OF THE REAR ENGINE TANK…

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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