# NTSB IAD74FLQ09: Cessna 337C, N2531S, Murray, KY, September 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1973
- Place: Murray, KY · MURRAY, KY
- Location: 36.6142° N, 88.3221° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Murray, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6142&lon=-88.3221&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188162
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FLQ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLQ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3329  73/9/24    MURRAY,KY           CESSNA 337C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 6200
        TIME - 1205                    N2531S              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KYLE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MURRAY,KY                   LOUISVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           WHEELS-UP                                                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DID NOT LEAD REAR THROTTLE DRG TKOF PLT DTMND ACFT WOULD NOT CLB.POST ACDT EXAM 1 PROP BLADE BENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2531S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2531S-2011-09-27), registration cancelled 2011-09-27, S/N 337-0831, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337C
- Registry model: [Cessna 337C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337c) (registry code 2075712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kyle 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 19730924030789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730924030789A), Sep 24, 1973: Cessna 337C, Murray, KY, Substantial damage. Did not lead rear throttle drg tkof plt dtmnd acft would not clb. Post acdt exam 1 prop blade bent.

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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