# NTSB LAX70D0112: Cessna T337C, N2623S, Wickenburg, AZ, August 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1969
- Place: Wickenburg, AZ · WICKENBURG, AZ
- Location: 33.9858° N, 112.7683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wickenburg, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9858&lon=-112.7683&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163227
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70D0112
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0112

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3602  69/8/22    WICKENBURG,ARIZ     CESSNA T337C        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1150                    N2623S              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 35, 2190 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WICKENBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICKENBURG,ARIZ             PHOENIX,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CONNECTING ROD IN NO 1 CYL BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2623S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2623S-2014-09-25), registration cancelled 2014-09-25, S/N 337-0923, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337C
- Registry model: [Cessna T337C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337c) (registry code 2075714) (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: Wickenburg

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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