- Date
- October 2, 1980
- Place
- Springfield, MO · SPRINGFIELD, MO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3666XCessna 337A
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801002057319A
- Case key
- 128935
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2493 80/10/2 SPRINGFIELD,MO CESSNA 337A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 4084 TIME - 1220 N3666X PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1892 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGFIELD MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLYMOUTH,MI SPRINGFIELD,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 25KTS. ELEVATOR CONTROL ROD ASSEMBLY, P/N 1462011-5 BROKE,PREVIOUS CRACK EVIDENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3666X
- Reported as
- Cessna 337A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Springfield Muni
FAA reports on this event · 1
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