# NTSB MKC74FER42: Robertson T337E, N1711M, St Paul, MN, February 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1974
- Place: St Paul, MN · ST PAUL, MN
- Location: 44.9444° N, 93.0933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9444&lon=-93.0933&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170298
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74FER42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FER42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0672  74/2/26    ST PAUL,MINN        ROBERTSON T337E     CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1717                    N1711M              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             40, 8140 TOTAL HOURS, 23
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST PAUL,MINN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
           SYSTEMS - AUTO PILOT: SERVO
        REMARKS- AUTO PLT ACDTLY ENGAGED PRIOR TO TKOF.DEMONSTRATING STOL CHARACTERISTICS OF ACFT MOD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1711M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1711M-2005-08-25), registration cancelled 2005-08-25, S/N 33701311, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBERTSON T337E
- Registry model: [Cessna T337E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337e) (registry code 2075723) (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: Downtown Airport

## 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 19740226004139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740226004139A), Feb 26, 1974: Cessna T337E, St Paul, MN, Substantial damage. Auto plt acdtly engaged prior to tkof. Demonstrating stol characteristics of acft mod.

## Other investigations on N1711M (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA05LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA068), Mar 29, 2005: Cessna T337E (N1711M), Orcas Island, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of power for undetermined reasons which resulted in a forced landing and impact with water.

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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