# NTSB CHI80FEV36: Cessna 337G, N53517, Bloomington, IL, August 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1980
- Place: Bloomington, IL · BLOOMINGTON, IL
- Location: 40.4758° N, 88.9699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomington, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4758&lon=-88.9699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129202
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEV36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2605  80/8/15    BLOOMINGTON,IL      CESSNA 337G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 335
        TIME - 2145                    N53517              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 96 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOOMINGTON NORML
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MACOMB,IL                   BLOOMINGTON,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LNDD SHORT OF RWY WHILE MANUALLY LWRG GEAR.BATTERY FND DISCHARGED.ALTERNATOR CHECKED NORMAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53517](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53517-1988-09-02), registration cancelled 1988-09-02, S/N 33701675 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337G
- Registry model: [Cessna 337G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337g) (registry code 2075730) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bloomington Norml

## 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 19800815041039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800815041039A), Aug 15, 1980: Cessna 337G, Bloomington, IL, Substantial damage. Lost all electrical equipment on night flight due to low battery. Landed short of runway on unscheduled landing.

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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