# NTSB MKC78DER92: Cessna P337H, N4CZ, Jacobsen, MN, September 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1978
- Place: Jacobsen, MN · JACOBSEN, MN
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139822
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DER92
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER92

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4CZ), registered now, S/N P3370310, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P337H
- Registry model: [Cessna P337H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p337h) (registry code 2075731) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (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 19780909031249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780909031249A), Sep 9, 1978: Cessna P337H, Jacobsen, MN, Substantial damage. 80 Gallons fuel added 2HRS 40MIN prior to acc. Reason for excessivnsumption was undetermined.

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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