- Date
- September 9, 1978
- Place
- Jacobsen, MN · JACOBSEN, MN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4CZCessna P337H
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780909031249A
- Case key
- 139822
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2872 78/9/9 JACOBSEN,MN CESSNA P337H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 402 TIME - 1845 N4CZ PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 221 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AITKEN,MN GRAND RAPIDS,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- 80 GALLONS FUEL ADDED 2HRS 40MIN PRIOR TO ACC.REASON FOR EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION WAS UNDETERMINED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4CZ
- Reported as
- Cessna P337H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.