# NTSB LAX79FUJ05: Cessna T337B, N2343S, Marana, AZ, October 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1978
- Place: Marana, AZ · MARANA, AZ
- Location: 32.4367° N, 111.2254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marana, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4367&lon=-111.2254&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3924  78/10/22   MARANA,AZ           CESSNA T337B        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 4334
        TIME - 1130                    N2343S              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AVRA VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TUCSON,AZ                   LOCAL                        MARANA,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CK PILOT REDUCED NO 1 PWR,COULD NOT HOLD ALT.NO 1 PWR ADDED BUT HAD QUIT, ACFT SETTLED TO GRD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2343S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2343S-2009-07-14), registration cancelled 2009-07-14, S/N 337-0643, 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: Avra Valley

## 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 19781022040589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781022040589A), Oct 22, 1978: Cessna 337G, Marana, AZ, Substantial damage. Ck pilot reduced no 1 pwr,could not hold alt. No 1 pwr added but huit, acft settled to grd.

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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