# NTSB MKC73FCJ19: Cessna 337F, N55BC, Omaha, NE, September 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1972
- Place: Omaha, NE · OMAHA, NE
- Location: 41.2586° N, 95.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Omaha, NE, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2586&lon=-95.9378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168326
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FCJ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCJ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3512  72/9/16    OMAHA,NEBR          CESSNA 337F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 3136
        TIME - 1507                    N55BC               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  EPPLEY AIRFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREMONT,NEBR                ROCK SPRINGS,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- RT REAR GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR CYL FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55BC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55BC-1978-04-21), registration cancelled 1978-04-21, S/N 33701456 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337F
- Registry model: [Cessna 337F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337f) (registry code 2075725) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Eppley Airfield

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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