# Accident 20020105006259A: Cessna T337H, Fullerton, CA, January 5, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 2002, 12:59 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8694° N, 117.9903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8694&lon=-117.9903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1348L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1348L-2002-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T337H (registry code 2075733, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020105006259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 5, 2002 AT 1259 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA T337H, N1348L CRASHED DURING THE LANDING PHASE IN BUENA PARK, CA. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES; THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE POST CRASH FIRE. ON JANUARY 10, 2002 THE WRECKAGE WAS EXAMINED BY INVESTIGATORS FROM THE SAFETY BOARD, FAA, TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS AND CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE RETRACTED POSITION, ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE ACCOUNTED FOR AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF CATASTROPHIC ENGINE MALFUNCTION. TOTAL AIRFRAMES AREA AN ESTIMATION BASED ON A REVIEW OF THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS. THE LATE PROCESSING OF THIS REPORT IS DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE WAIT FOR INFORMATION FROM THE FAMILY.

## 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 LAX02FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA061), Jan 5, 2002: Cessna T337H (N1348L), Buena Park, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing approach. Factors included the pilot's distraction when informed that his landing gear was not down, and his impairment from…

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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