# NTSB DEN66D0138: Cessna 337, N6231F, Albuquerque, NM, October 29, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1965
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175080
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0138
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0138

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3064  65/10/29   ALBUQUERQUE N MEX   CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 114
        TIME - 1950                    N6231F              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        REMARKS- NIGHT LANDING ON LIGHTED AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6231F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6231F), registered now, S/N 17273170 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sunport

## Other investigations on N6231F (1)

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.

- [NTSB CEN13CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA098), Nov 15, 2012: Cessna 172N (N6231F), Moline, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare, which resulted in a bounced 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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