# NTSB MIA66D0399: Cessna 337, N2179X, Fitler, MS, January 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 1, 1966
- Place: Fitler, MS · FITLER, MS
- Location: 32.7254° N, 91.0337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fitler, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-91.0337&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173912
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0399
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0399

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0016   66/1/1    FITLER MISS         CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 2500
        TIME - 0800                    N2179X              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FITLER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2179X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2179X-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N 337-0079, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 337](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337) (registry code 2075702) (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: Fitler

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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