# NTSB LAX69F0161: Cessna 337, N373E, Carlsbad, CA, September 23, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1968
- Place: Carlsbad, CA · CARLSBAD, CA
- Location: 33.1581° N, 117.3506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1581&lon=-117.3506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107892
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69F0161
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0161

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3643  68/9/23    CARLSBAD,CALIF      CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 875
        TIME - 0915                    N373E               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 475 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALOMAR
        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
        REMARKS- ACFT PORPOISED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N373E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N373E-2012-11-09), registration cancelled 2012-11-09, S/N 337-0937, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 337C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337c) (registry code 2075712) (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: Palomar

## Other investigations on N373E (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 CEN09FA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA230), Mar 27, 2009: Cessna 337C (N373E), Stillwater, OK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The total loss of dual engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel planning.

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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