# NTSB SEA79FYP42: Cessna P337, N5JU, Spokane, WA, September 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1979
- Place: Spokane, WA · SPOKANE, WA
- Location: 47.6588° N, 117.4260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spokane, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6588&lon=-117.4260&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133438
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FYP42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYP42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2606  79/9/21    SPOKANE,WA          CESSNA P337         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0755                    N5JU                PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 36, 4087 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            99 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FELTS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE,ID                    SPOKANE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- BOOST PUMPS LEFT ON.UN RESTART ENGS.HIT 300FT SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5JU](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5JU-1980-07-31), registration cancelled 1980-07-31, S/N P3370329 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P337
- Registry model: [Cessna P337H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p337h) (registry code 2075731) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Felts

## 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 19790921031519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790921031519A), Sep 21, 1979: Cessna P337H, Spokane, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to turn off boost pumps for landing. Engines loaded up & quit. Hit fence short of rwy. Flipped over.

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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