# NTSB DEN80FTM28: Cessna T337D, N85876, Ouray, UT, July 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1980
- Place: Ouray, UT · OURAY, UT
- Location: 40.0891° N, 109.6774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ouray, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0891&lon=-109.6774&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129551
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTM28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTM28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1921   80/7/3  NR.OURAY,UT           CESSNA T337D        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 450
        TIME - 1615                    N85876              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         OURAY,UT                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      96
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- AFTER FOOD DROP IN CANYON,FNT ENG LOST PWR.UN CLB OUT.D/A APRX 8600FT.FNT ENG FUEL SEL,EMPTY TNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N85876](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85876-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N 337-1006, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337D
- Registry model: [Cessna T337D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337d) (registry code 2075719) (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 19800703023039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800703023039A), Jul 3, 1980: Cessna T337D, Ouray, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot ran tank out of fuel in twin engine airplane & could not climb out of canyon on one engine.

## Other investigations on N85876 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX78FUA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUA11), Feb 25, 1978: Cessna T337D (N85876), Newport Beach, CA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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