# NTSB MKC67D0437: Cessna 337, N6309F, Wichita, KS, February 20, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1967
- Place: Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119019
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0437
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0437

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0539  67/2/20    WICHITA,KANS        CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 6151
        TIME - 1100                    N6309F              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 525 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WICHITA MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE LANDING TEST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6309F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6309F-1970-07-13), registration cancelled 1970-07-13, S/N 3370309 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 337A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337a) (registry code 2075704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wichita 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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