# NTSB OAK78FJY01: Cessna 337F, N101SX, Agana, GU, March 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1978
- Place: Agana, GU · AGANA,GUAM, GU
- Location: 13.4742° N, 144.7478° E: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hagåtña, GU, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=13.4742&lon=144.7478&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143409
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FJY01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FJY01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0767   78/3/1    AGANA,GUAM          CESSNA 337F         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1610                    N101SX              PX-  2  2  1  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      29, 4420 TOTAL HOURS, 158
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-I        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GUAM INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AGANA,GUAM                  ROTA,TT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: PUMP-PRESSURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      81
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          110                                                       11
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N101SX](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101SX-1978-04-04), registration cancelled 1978-04-04, S/N 33701437 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337F
- Registry model: [Cessna 337F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337f) (registry code 2075725) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Guam 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 19780301008659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780301008659A), Mar 1, 1978: Cessna 337G, Agana, Destroyed, 2 fatal

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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