# Accident 20230503006829A: Cessna P337H, Laurel, MT, May 3, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2023, 09:00 local time
- Place: Laurel, MT
- Airport: Laurel Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7052° N, 108.7608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7052&lon=-108.7608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62PC-2023-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P337H (registry code 2075731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p337h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P337H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 8 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230503006829A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 3, 2023, AT 0900 MDT, A CESSNA 337, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, LANDED APROXIMATELY 500 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 22 AT LAUREL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LAUREL, MONTANA, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BOZEMAN, MONTANA, ON MAY 3, 2023, AT 0620 MDT

## 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 WPR23LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA175), May 3, 2023: Cessna P337H (N62PC), Laurel, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power to the rear engine resulting from cylinder detonation for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a forced landing and impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N62PC (2)

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

- [Incident 19881030066909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881030066909I), Oct 30, 1988: Cessna P337H (N62PC), White Plains, NY. Engine problem with rear engine. Declared emergency and landed safely. Tachometer was erratic due to loose wire.
- [Incident 19851024062489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851024062489I), Oct 24, 1985: Cessna 414A (N62PC), Custer, SD, Minor damage. Aircraft struck a deer on landing rollout. Damage to nose landing rear doors.

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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