# NTSB MIA81FLD20: Cessna 337, N2689S, Cape Coral, FL, December 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1980
- Place: Cape Coral, FL · CAPE CORAL, FL
- Location: 26.5629° N, 81.9495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cape Coral, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5629&lon=-81.9495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127644
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FLD20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3645  80/12/15 NR.CAPE CORAL,FL      CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 38,
        TIME - 0915                    N2689S              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTEGO BAY,JAMAICA        CAPE CORAL,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- 655LBS OF MARIJUANA ONBOARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2689S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2689S-2005-08-16), registration cancelled 2005-08-16, S/N 337-0989, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 337D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337d) (registry code 2075717) (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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801215072809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801215072809A), Dec 15, 1980: Cessna 337, Cape Coral, FL, Substantial damage. Crash-landed wheels up on improved strip in dense fog. Marijuana on board. Indicated crew not certificated.

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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