# NTSB MIA70DKJ26: Cessna 337B, N5450S, Birmingham, AL, April 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1970
- Place: Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130386
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70DKJ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DKJ26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1938  70/4/28    BIRMINGHAM,ALA      CESSNA 337B         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2000                    N5450S              PX-  0  0  4  DUAL                      AGE 21, 1500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIRMINGHAM,ALA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5450S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5450S-2013-04-09), registration cancelled 2013-04-09, S/N 337-0550, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337B
- Registry model: [Cessna 337B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337b) (registry code 2075706) (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: Birmingham

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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