# NTSB CHI74FEE06: Cessna 337, N2528S, Rockford, IL, August 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1973
- Place: Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189352
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEE06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2179   73/8/5  NR.ROCKFORD,ILL       CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1695
        TIME - 2046                    N2528S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 857 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER ROCKFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKFORD,ILL.               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- UN START REAR ENG.ATTMPTD TKOF REAR PROP NOT FEATH.ACFT WOULDNT CLIMB,HIT TREES.GR IN DOWN POS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2528S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2528S-1973-09-27), registration cancelled 1973-09-27, S/N 3370828 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 337C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337c) (registry code 2075712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greater Rockford

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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