- Date
- December 17, 1970
- Place
- Lincolnton, NC · LINCOLNTON, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2540SCessna 337C
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159622
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4449 70/12/17 LINCOLNTON,NC CESSNA 337C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 5755 TIME - 1535 N2540S PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LINCOLNTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LINCOLNTON,NC LINCOLNTON,NC GREENSBORO,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 56 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 8 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- DMGD TAIL BOOM BLOCKED RUDDER FULL R AFT ACFT STALLED ONTO GROUND,PLT UN CTL ACFT,HIT FENCE,TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2540S
- Reported as
- Cessna 337C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lincolnton
N2540SRegistration cancelled Jul 16, 2009 · Cessna 337CAirframe modelCessna 337CEngine modelContinental IO-360 series
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