19801002057319A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 337 · Springfield, MO · October 2, 1980

Date
October 2, 1980 · 12:20 local
Place
Springfield, MO
Airport
Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3666X
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC81FA001
Reported as
Cessna 337
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,084 total1,892 in this make and model64 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Rod assembly on elevator control broke in flight. Airplane damaged on hard landing. Failed at old fatigue cracks

As the FAA filed it

ROD ASSEMBLY ON ELEVATOR CONTROL BROKE IN FLIGHT. AIRPLANE DAMAGED ON HARD LANDING. FAILED AT OLD FATIGUE CRACKS

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.