# NTSB FTW74FPG02: Cessna 337, N2146X, Hot Springs, AR, July 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1973
- Place: Hot Springs, AR · HOT SPRINGS, AR
- Location: 34.5037° N, 93.0552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hot Springs, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5037&lon=-93.0552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FPG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1567  73/7/13    HOT SPRINGS,ARK     CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 427
        TIME - 1130                    N2146X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMORIAL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTLAND,TENN               HOT SPRINGS,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PLT COULD NOT GET GR DWN AND LOCKED.BALL P/N S-272-4 MAIN GR UP LOCK ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY MISSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2146X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Memorial Field

## 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 19730713019289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730713019289A), Jul 13, 1973: Cessna 337, Hot Springs, AR, Substantial damage. Plt could not get gr dwn and locked. Ball p/n S-272-4 main gr up lock actuator assembly missing.

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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