# NTSB NYC69A0015: Cessna 337B, N2397S, New Bedford, MA, August 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1968
- Place: New Bedford, MA · NEW BEDFORD, MA
- Location: 41.6613° N, 70.9379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Bedford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6613&lon=-70.9379&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108903
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69A0015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69A0015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2816   68/8/1    NEW BEDFORD,MASS    CESSNA 337B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1415                    N2397S              PX-  0  0  0  NS CTR CARGO              AGE 33, 1078 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            29 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW BEDFORD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HYDRAULIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INTENTL GR UP LDG IN SWAMP.SERVICE LETTER NOT COMPLIED WITH.PROPS WOULD NOT REMAIN IN LOW PITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2397S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2397S), registered now, S/N 337-0697, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337B
- Registry model: [Cessna 337B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337b) (registry code 2075706) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: New Bedford

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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