# NTSB FTW73DPJ03: Cessna 337, N2477S, Lawton, OK, September 19, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1972
- Place: Lawton, OK · LAWTON, OK
- Location: 34.6087° N, 98.3903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawton, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6087&lon=-98.3903&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168280
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DPJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPJ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3589  72/9/19    LAWTON,OKLA         CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 435
        TIME - 1245                    N2477S              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  LAWTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLINTON,OKLA                LAWTON,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2477S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2477S-1976-07-27), registration cancelled 1976-07-27, S/N 337-0777 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna T337C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337c) (registry code 2075714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Lawton Muni

## Other investigations on N2477S (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 IAD76AI067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI067), Apr 16, 1976: Cessna T337C (N2477S), Williamstown, WV, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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