# Accident 19781015030709A: Cessna 337G, Chamblee,Ga, GA, October 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1978
- Place: Chamblee,Ga, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 33.8760° N, 84.3020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEKALB-PEACHTREE (PDK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8760&lon=-84.3020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53620, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53620) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337G (registry code 2075730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 388 total, 97 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781015030709A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE GEAR FORK AND WHEEL FAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA79FKG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG04), Oct 15, 1978: Cessna 337G (N53620), Chamblee, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53620 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940218012489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940218012489I), Feb 18, 1994: Cessna 337G (N53620), Kankakee, IL, Minor damage. Pilot landed ger up. Had alternator failure. Emergency extension procedures may not have been properly followed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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