# NTSB MIA74DKT71: Cessna 337, N2577S, Naples, FL, April 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1974
- Place: Naples, FL · NAPLES, FL
- Location: 26.1505° N, 81.7953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naples, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1505&lon=-81.7953&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124774
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKT71
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT71

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1455  74/4/19    NAPLES,FLA          CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1750
        TIME - 0200                    N2577S              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 165 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAPLES FLA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT LAUDERDALE,FLA           NAPLES,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ACFT DROPPED IN FM ABT 8FT.DRG GO-AROUND ACFT DRIFTED OFF RWY,SETTLED TO TURF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2577S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2577S), registered now, S/N 337-0877, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 337C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337c) (registry code 2075712) (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: Naples Fla Muni

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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