MIA66F0593

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 337 · Knoxville, TN · June 15, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 15, 1966
Place
Knoxville, TN · KNOXVILLE, TN
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6212FCessna 337
Status
Completed · report November 4, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171017

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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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3-2467  66/6/15    KNOXVILLE TENN      CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2029                    N6212F              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  32, 9500 TOTAL HOURS, 115
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGHEE TYSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RELIEF VALVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- HYDRAULIC POWER PACK PRIORITY VALVE BORE OUT OF ROUND, >O> RING CUT BY POPPET VALVE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6212F
Reported as
Cessna 337
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mcghee Tyson

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.