# NTSB FTW69D0314: Cessna 337, N5340S, Newellton, LA, December 9, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 9, 1968
- Place: Newellton, LA · NEWELLTON, LA
- Location: 32.0726° N, 91.2393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newellton, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0726&lon=-91.2393&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191847
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0314
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0314

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4468   68/12/9   NEWELLTON,LA        CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2054
        TIME - 1135                    N5340S              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 1143 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- INSPECTING POWERLINE. TAIL STRUCK WIRE,FLT CONT TO HOME BASE. PLT LANDED SAFELY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5340S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5340S-2012-08-14), registration cancelled 2012-08-14, S/N 337-0440, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 337A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337a) (registry code 2075704) (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

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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