FTW71DQG70

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 337 · Plainview, TX · May 11, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 11, 1971
Place
Plainview, TX · PLAINVIEW, TX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1277MCessna 337
Status
Completed · report January 10, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161605

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1557  71/5/11    PLAINVIEW,TEX       CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 2041
        TIME - 1556                    N1277M              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMARILLO,TEX                PLAINVIEW,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED

Aircraft

Registration
N1277M
Reported as
Cessna 337
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hale County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.