# NTSB DEN74FQD11: Cessna T337, N2509S, Sacramento, NM, October 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1973
- Place: Sacramento, NM · SACRAMENTO, NM
- Location: 32.7845° N, 105.5651° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7845&lon=-105.5651&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188274
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FQD11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FQD11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3162  73/10/24   SACRAMENTO,N MEX    CESSNA T337         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0240                    N2509S              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     AGE 32, 6202 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            11 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              EL PASO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT DIDNT CK TANKS OR MONITOR REFUELING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2509S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2509S-2011-09-20), registration cancelled 2011-09-20, S/N 337-0809, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337
- Registry model: [Cessna T337C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337c) (registry code 2075714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731024033109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731024033109A), Oct 24, 1973: Cessna T337C, Sacramento, NM, Substantial damage. Plt didnt ck tanks or monitor refueling.

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.

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