# Accident 19900730029409A: Cessna 337, Kustatan River, AK, July 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1990, 22:00 local time
- Place: Kustatan River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2271X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2271X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337 (registry code 2075702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Reported engine: CONT IO360D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 921 total, 271 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900730029409A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED REAR ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED LATE. RAN OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC90LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA128), Jul 31, 1990: Cessna 337 (N2271X), Kustatan River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT THE REAR ENGINE DEVELOPED FULL TAKEOFF POWER AND TO ATTAIN TAKEOFF AIRSPEED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE TERRAIN CONDITIONS.

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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