- Date
- October 29, 1978
- Place
- Erie, PA · ERIE, PA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N72389Cessna 337
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781029031969A
- Case key
- 144057
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3343 78/10/29 ERIE,PA CESSNA 337 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 62, 5055 TIME - 1745 N72389 PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2574 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ERIE INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION N.BAY ONTARIO,CANADA ERIE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: HYDRAULIC PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW REMARKS- HYDRAULIC POWERPACK,P/N 158000-3,MALF.MIN PRES NEEDED TO UNLOCK L/G 750PSI,MAX PRODUCED 200PSI.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72389
- Reported as
- Cessna 337
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Erie Intl
N72389Registration cancelled Oct 16, 2012 · Cessna 337GAirframe modelCessna 337GEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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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.