# NTSB MKC81DCA14: Cessna 337G, N53555, Holcomb, MO, May 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1981
- Place: Holcomb, MO · HOLCOMB, MO
- Location: 36.4013° N, 90.0248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holcomb, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4013&lon=-90.0248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126064
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1090  81/5/31    HOLCOMB,MO          CESSNA 337G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 1097
        TIME - 1430                    N53555              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 380 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLINS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HOLCOMB,MO                  MANHATTAN,KS                 POPLAR BLUFF,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PLT STATED TOOK OFF FM R SIDE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53555](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53555), registered now, S/N 33701698, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337G
- Registry model: [Cessna 337G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337g) (registry code 2075730) (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: Collins

## 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 19810531040359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810531040359A), May 31, 1981: Cessna 337G, Holcomb, MO, Substantial damage. Encountered soft ground on edge of runway on takeoff. Veered off runway, nosed up.

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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