LAX71AL047

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T337C · Buena Park, CA · January 22, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 22, 1971
Place
Buena Park, CA · BUENA PARK, CA
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2608SCessna T337C
Status
Completed · report December 12, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160377

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4554  71/1/22    BUENA PARK,CALIF    CESSNA T337C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 820
        TIME - 1159                    N2608S              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 174 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FULLERTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NEV               BUENA PARK,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- LND HALFWAY DOWN RWY AND BOUNCED HARD TWICE.PAX GRABBED YOKE ON GO AROUND.HIT 2 BLDGS AND 2 TRUCKS

Aircraft

Registration
N2608S
Reported as
Cessna T337C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Fullerton Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.