# NTSB CHI79DEE82: Cessna 337, N110RL, Peru, IL, September 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1979
- Place: Peru, IL · PERU, IL
- Location: 41.3569° N, 89.1389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peru, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3569&lon=-89.1389&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133942
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEE82
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE82

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2250  79/9/27    PERU,IL             CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 508
        TIME - 0900                    N110RL              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 154 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLACKWOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PERU,IL                     INDIANAPOLIS,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TKOF W PARKING BRAKE SET ON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N110RL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N110RL), registered now, S/N P3370095, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna T337G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337g) (registry code 2075726) (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: Blackwood

## 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 19790927024369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790927024369A), Sep 27, 1979: Cessna 337, Peru, IL, Substantial damage. Attempted downwind takeoff with parking brake on. Aborted, ran off end of runway.

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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