# NTSB NYC71DFM23: Cessna T337C, N7721X, Bridgeport, CT, November 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1970
- Place: Bridgeport, CT · BRIDGEPORT, CT
- Location: 41.1874° N, 73.1958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1874&lon=-73.1958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159083
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DFM23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFM23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4399  70/11/18   BRIDGEPORT,CONN     CESSNA T337C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 710
        TIME - 1125                    N7721X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 370 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRIDGEPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRIDGEPORT,CONN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- PAX,AN IP,SAID HE HAD TERMINATED HIS DUAL INSTN AFT DIRECTING THE PLT TO ABORT THE PREVIOUS 2 LDGS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7721X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7721X-1982-05-28), registration cancelled 1982-05-28, S/N 337-0959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337C
- Registry model: [Cessna T337C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337c) (registry code 2075714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bridgeport

## Other investigations on N7721X (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC82FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA050), Mar 11, 1982: Cessna T337C (N7721X), Bloomfield, CT, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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