# NTSB IAD76FLT09: Cessna T337G, N5CP, Memphis, TN, April 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1976
- Place: Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153153
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FLT09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLT09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0561   76/4/8    MEMPHIS,TN          CESSNA T337G        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 575
        TIME - 1230                    N5CP                PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 268 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMPHIS INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,TN                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT N7261G, N9414S-SUBSTANTIAL DMG AND N9922E, N318D MINOR DMG. PLT DEPT ACFT TO REMOVE CHOCK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5CP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5CP-1995-05-02), registration cancelled 1995-05-02, S/N P3370013 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337G
- Registry model: [Cessna T337G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337g) (registry code 2075726) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Memphis 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 19760408006859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760408006859A), Apr 8, 1976: Cessna T337G, Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. Acft hit N7261G, N9414S-substantial dmg and N9922E, N318D minor dmg. Plt dept acft to remove chock

## Other investigations on N5CP (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 MIA93FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93FA182), Aug 23, 1993: Cessna T337G (N5CP), Ormond Beach, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: WATER CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER IN THE FRONT ENGINE AS THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING FLIGHT WITH A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THE REAR ENGINE, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN…

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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