# NTSB CHI75FEC38: Cessna T337B, N2414S, Pontiac, MI, February 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1975
- Place: Pontiac, MI · PONTIAC, MI
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147833
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEC38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEC38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0429  75/2/22    PONTIAC,MI          CESSNA T337B        CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2910
        TIME - 2310                    N2414S              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND-PONTIAC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAY CITY,MI                 BIRMINGHAM,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: ALTIMETERS
        FACTOR(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: ILS RECEIVERS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       38
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          100                                                       9
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- GLIDE SLOPE RCVR ERRATIC,USED LOC MINS.STRUCK TREES INSIDE OM.ALT BAROM SCALE 150FT IN ERROR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2414S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2414S-2013-08-07), registration cancelled 2013-08-07, S/N 337-0714, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337B
- Registry model: [Cessna T337B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337b) (registry code 2075707) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750222004819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750222004819A), Feb 22, 1975: Cessna T337B, Pontiac, MI, Substantial damage. Glide slope rcvr erratic,used LOC mins. Struck trees inside om. Alt barom scale 150FT in error.

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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