# NTSB FTW82FRG01: Cessna T337B, N670AL, Port Isabel, TX, October 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1981
- Place: Port Isabel, TX · PORT ISABEL, TX
- Location: 26.0658° N, 97.3098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Isabel, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0658&lon=-97.3098&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123315
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FRG01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2607   81/10/3   PORT ISABEL,TX      CESSNA T337B        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1630                    N670AL              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  27, 7972 TOTAL HOURS, 50
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMERON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT ISABEL,TX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENGS LOST PWR AFTER TKOF FM TOUCH & GO. 4 INCHES OF FUEL IN MAIN TNKS, 1 INCH FUEL FN AUX TNKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N670AL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N670AL-2014-11-07), registration cancelled 2014-11-07, S/N 337-0709, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337B
- Registry model: [Cessna T337B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337b) (registry code 2075707) (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: Cameron County

## 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 19811003065089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811003065089A), Oct 3, 1981: Cessna T337B, Port Isabel, TX, Substantial damage. Front engine quit after takeoff, switched tanks. Rear engine lost power. Fuel found in main tank.

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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