- Date
- May 31, 1970
- Place
- Smithville, NJ · SMITHVILLE, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5320SCessna 337
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 127907
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1862 70/5/31 SMITHVILLE,NJ CESSNA 337 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1350 TIME - 1550 N5320S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITHVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTIC CITY,NJ SMITHVILLE,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- SHORT FLD LDG APCH.ACFT DROPPED IN FROM ABT 15FT,SKIDDED OFF R SIDE OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5320S
- Reported as
- Cessna 337
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Smithville
N5320SRegistration cancelled Dec 31, 2019 · Cessna 337AAirframe modelCessna 337AEngine modelContinental IO-360 series
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