- Date
- July 31, 1979
- Place
- Prewitt, NM · PREWITT, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5322SCessna 337
- Status
- Completed · report January 13, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790731023499A
- Case key
- 133724
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3346 79/7/31 NR.PREWITT,NM CESSNA 337 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 600 TIME - 1820 N5322S PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ALBUQUERQUE,NM ALBUQUERQUE,NM UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- 50 TO 75LBS MARIJUANA FOUND ABOARD A/C.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5322S
- Reported as
- Cessna 337
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5322SRegistration cancelled Apr 9, 2013 · Cessna 337AAirframe modelCessna 337AEngine modelContinental IO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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