# NTSB FTW81FQG20: Cessna 337G, N189, Lubbock, TX, March 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1981
- Place: Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126894
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FQG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0495  81/3/29    LUBBOCK,TX          CESSNA 337G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 4915
        TIME - 2230                    N189                PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3203 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUBBOCK INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUBBOCK,TX                  SAN ANTONIO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: BY-PASS VALVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- A/C RTND TO HOME BASE FOR EMERG LNDG.GR DR SOLENOID VALVE FAILED.EMERG EXT SYS INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N189](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N189), registered now, S/N P3370209 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337G
- Registry model: [Cessna T337G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337g) (registry code 2075726) (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
- Airport: Lubbock Intl

## Other investigations on N189 (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW85LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA174), Apr 4, 1985: Cessna T337G (N189), Big Spring, TX, 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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