# Accident 19980809025759A: Cessna T337G, Windsor Townshi, PA, August 9, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1998, 13:38 local time
- Place: Windsor Townshi, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0007° N, 76.7694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0007&lon=-76.7694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8CX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8CX-1998-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T337G (registry code 2075726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337G
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 943 total, 191 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980809025759A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT FUEL EXHAUSTION RESULTED FROM AN INCREASE IN FUEL USAGE FROM 23 GALLONS-PER-HOUR TO 32 GALLONS-PER-HOUR. THE FUEL INCREASE WAS RELATED TO RETURNING THE FRONT ENGINE FROM THE CONFIGURATION PURCHASED, TO THE PROPER CONFIGURATION PER THE CONTINENTAL MANUAL DURING OVERHAUL.  THE FRONT ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED ON JULY 15, 1998.                          (-23) THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM PORTLAND, MAINE (PWM) TO LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA (LNS). UPON ARRIVING NORTH OF LANCASTER, ATC WAS CONTACTED, DUE TO VFR OVER THE TOP, TO OBTAIN IFR CLEARANCE. AS AIRCRAFT DESCENDED THROUGH THE OVERCAST, THE FRONT ENGINE QUIT. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RESTART, BUT COULD NOT RESTORE FUEL PRESSURE. IN THIRTY SECONDS THE REAR ENGINE QUIT. VARIOUS FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONS WERE TRIED, HOWEVER NO FUEL PRESSURE COULD BE OBTAINED. AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A FARM CORN FIELD WAS MADE RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURIES AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 IAD98LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA091), Aug 9, 1998: Cessna T337G (N8CX), Windsor Twnship, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N8CX (1)

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

- [Incident 19800622077469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800622077469I), Jun 22, 1980: Cessna 337G (N8CX), Tyler, TX, Substantial damage. While being vectored around cell encountered extreme turbulence. Wrinkled wing skins noted on landing.

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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