# NTSB NYC79FGM05: Cessna 337, N72389, Erie, PA, October 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1978
- Place: Erie, PA · ERIE, PA
- Location: 42.1166° N, 80.0735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erie, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1166&lon=-80.0735&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144057
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FGM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3343  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72389-2012-10-16), registration cancelled 2012-10-16, S/N 33701574, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 337G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337g) (registry code 2075730) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Erie Intl

## 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 19781029031969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781029031969A), Oct 29, 1978: Cessna 337G, Erie, PA, Substantial damage. Hydraulic powerpack,p/n 158000-3,malf. Min pres needed to unlock L50PSI,max produced 200PSI.

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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