# Accident 19871121066519A: Cessna 337A, Kankakee, IL, November 21, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1987, 16:20 local time
- Place: Kankakee, IL
- Airport: Greater Kankakee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1091° N, 87.8600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1091&lon=-87.8600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6255F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6255F-1991-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337A (registry code 2075704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337A
- Reported engine: CONT IO360C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 352 total, 52 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871121066519A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDING. CAME DOWN ON NOSE GEAR WHICH COLLAPSED. SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY. PILOT STATES A GO AROUND WAS NEEDED

## 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 CHI88LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA030), Nov 21, 1987: Cessna 337 (N6255F), Kankakee, IL, substantial damage

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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