# NTSB FTW81DQD03: Cessna P337, N367TC, El Paso, TX, October 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1980
- Place: El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128954
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DQD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQD03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2517   80/10/6   EL PASO,TX          CESSNA P337         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 3460
        TIME - 1040                    N367TC              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 429 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL PASO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUSTIN,TX                   EL PASO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N367TC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P337
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: El Paso Intl

## 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 19801006058089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801006058089A), Oct 6, 1980: Cessna 337, El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Made hard landing, porpoised, collapsed nose gear.

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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