# NTSB LAX72DUG45: Cessna 337, N1275M, Palm Sprngs, CA, January 1, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 1, 1972
- Place: Palm Sprngs, CA · PALM SPRNGS, CA
- Location: 33.8303° N, 116.5453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8303&lon=-116.5453&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165259
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUG45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUG45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0218   72/1/1    PALM SPRNGS,CALIF   CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 71, 1040
        TIME - 1450                    N1275M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 558 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURBANK,CALIF               PALM SPRINGS,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        REMARKS- TFC CONTROLLER ATMTD WARN PLT ON BASE LEG-NOT SUCESSFUL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1275M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1275M), registered now, S/N 33701275, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 337E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337e) (registry code 2075721) (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: Palm Springs

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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