# NTSB SEA79DYM64: Cessna 337A, N6351F, Estacada, OR, June 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1979
- Place: Estacada, OR · ESTACADA, OR
- Location: 45.2982° N, 122.3324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Estacada, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2982&lon=-122.3324&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135539
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYM64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2661   79/6/1    ESTACADA,OR         CESSNA 337A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 495
        TIME - 2230                    N6351F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 143 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ESTACADA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILLSBORO,OR                ESTACADA,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT STATED DISTRACTED BY PAX ON FINAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6351F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6351F-2020-08-07), registration cancelled 2020-08-07, S/N 337-0351, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337A
- Registry model: [Cessna 337A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337a) (registry code 2075704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Estacada

## 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 19790601028759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790601028759A), Jun 1, 1979: Cessna 337A, Estacada, OR, Substantial damage. Made gear-up lndg. Believed gear horn was stall warn horn. Factors; pilot fatigue, careless.

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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