# NTSB MKC81FA001: Cessna 337A, N3666X, Springfield, MO, October 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1980
- Place: Springfield, MO · SPRINGFIELD, MO
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128935
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FA001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2493   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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Springfield Muni

## 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 19801002057319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801002057319A), Oct 2, 1980: Cessna 337, Springfield, MO, Substantial damage. Rod assembly on elevator control broke in flight. Airplane damaged on hard landing. Failed at old fatigue cracks

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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