# NTSB NYC68F0232: Cessna 337, N6242F, West Addison, VT, July 23, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1967
- Place: West Addison, VT · WEST ADDISON, VT
- Location: 44.0817° N, 73.3943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Addison, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0817&lon=-73.3943&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114762
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0232
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0232

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3962  67/7/23    WEST ADDISON,VT     CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1400
        TIME - 0530                    N6242F              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 275 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- UNFAMILIAR WITH FUEL SYSTEM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6242F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6242F-1970-09-16), registration cancelled 1970-09-16, S/N 337-0242 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 337A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337a) (registry code 2075704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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