# NTSB FTW79DPD24: Cessna 337D, N86395, Graham, TX, June 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1979
- Place: Graham, TX · GRAHAM, TX
- Location: 33.1009° N, 98.5778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Graham, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1009&lon=-98.5778&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135381
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DPD24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPD24

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86395), registered now, S/N 337-1171, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337D
- Registry model: [Cessna 337D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337d) (registry code 2075717) (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 19790616024129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790616024129A), Jun 16, 1979: Cessna 337, Graham, TX, Substantial damage. Owner had no medical certificate. Could not identify the pilot. Hit wire across a river.

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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