# NTSB LAX72FUJ67: Cessna 337C, N2457S, Tucson, AZ, January 29, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1972
- Place: Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165126
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUJ67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUJ67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0493  72/1/29    TUCSON,ARIZ         CESSNA 337C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1753
        TIME - 1210                    N2457S              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCSON INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,ARIZ.               TUCSON,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL FORK BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2457S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2457S), registered now, S/N 337-0757, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337C
- 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: Tucson Intl

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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