# NTSB LAX80FVW26: Cessna T337C, N2548S, Stove Pipe, CA, September 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1980
- Place: Stove Pipe, CA · STOVE PIPE, CA
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128972
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVW26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVW26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2574   80/9/8    STOVE PIPE,CA       CESSNA T337C        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 2191
        TIME - 1130                    N2548S              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 351 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STOVEPIPE WELLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STOVE PIPE,CA               LA VERNE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- R MAIN FUEL TANK CONTAINED 1/2PT FUEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2548S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stovepipe Wells

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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