# Accident 19911008045469A: Cessna 337A, Snohomish, WA, October 8, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1991, 12:30 local time
- Place: Snohomish, WA
- Airport: Harvey Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9409° N, 122.0008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9409&lon=-122.0008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6396F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6396F) (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 IO360D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 16 in this make and model, 265 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911008045469A

## Narrative

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

SET CROSSFEED FOR SIMULATED ENGINE OUT PRACTICE. FORGOT RESTORE NORMAL FUEL OPERATIONS TANK DRY. LOST BOTH ENGINES.

## 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 SEA92LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA003), Oct 8, 1991: Cessna 337A-RG (N6396F), Snohomish, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL SYSTEM STARVATION, DUE TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FUEL TANK SELECTION. FACTORS INCLUDE PROCEDURES NOT BEING FOLLOWED, AND INATTENTIVENESS.

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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