CHI70F0258

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 337D · Sparta, MI · September 19, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 19, 1969
Place
Sparta, MI · SPARTA, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N86334Cessna 337D
Status
Completed · report May 8, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
157405

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4018  69/9/19    SPARTA,MICH         CESSNA 337D         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N86334              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 23, 1330 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            7 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPARTA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPARTA,MICH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- BOTH R AND L GR DOWNLOCK SWITCHES,PN 1SE3-3,MALFUNCTIONED.NOSE GR DOWN,LOCKED,MAIN GRS IN WELLS.

Aircraft

Registration
N86334
Reported as
Cessna 337D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sparta

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.