# NTSB LAX81FUJ71: Cessna 337, N2119X, Quartzsite, AZ, June 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1981
- Place: Quartzsite, AZ · QUARTZSITE, AZ
- Location: 33.6639° N, 114.2299° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quartzsite, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6639&lon=-114.2299&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125202
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUJ71
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ71

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2275  81/6/19  NR.QUARTZSITE,AZ      CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0630                    N2119X              PX-  0  0  2  AERIAL SURVEY             29, 2389 TOTAL HOURS, 112
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLAGSTAFF,AZ                BLYTHE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOW LVL MINERAL RECON FLT.FND AUX TNKS EMPTY,MAINS FULL.USE OF AUX TNKS RSTRD TIL 1HR USE FM MAINS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2119X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2119X-1982-02-26), registration cancelled 1982-02-26, S/N 337-0019, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 337](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337) (registry code 2075702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810619072179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810619072179A), Jun 19, 1981: Cessna 337, Quartzsite, AZ, Substantial damage. Both engines quit on low-level recon flight. Struck a tree on emergency landing. Aux tanks emtpy. Mains overflowing

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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