# NTSB FTW74AF039: Cessna 337, N86198, Marathon, TX, November 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1973
- Place: Marathon, TX · MARATHON, TX
- Location: 30.2209° N, 103.2366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marathon, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2209&lon=-103.2366&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187642
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74AF039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3545  73/11/27 NR.MARATHON,TEX       CESSNA 337          CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 200
        TIME - 1710                    N86198              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NR.MARATHON,TEX             LOS ANGELES,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OWNER PRESUMED AT CONTROLS.REPEATED LOW PASSES OVR TRUCK.STEEP CLIMB TO STALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86198](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86198-1974-09-06), registration cancelled 1974-09-06, S/N 337-1109 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 337D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337d) (registry code 2075717) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19731127040029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731127040029A), Nov 27, 1973: Cessna 337D, Marathon, TX, Destroyed. Owner presumed at controls. Repeated low passes ovr truck. Steep climb to stall.

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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