- Date
- June 16, 1979
- Place
- Graham, TX · GRAHAM, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N86395Cessna 337D
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790616024129A
- Case key
- 135381
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2135 79/6/16 NR.GRAHAM,TX CESSNA 337D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 7000 TIME - 1900 N86395 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAHAM,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- BOTH ENGS LOST PWR AFTER SWTCHNG BOTH FUEL SELECTORS.STRUCK PWR LINE DRG ENG START.LND AT ARPT OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86395
- Reported as
- Cessna 337D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.