# NTSB OAK72DVG55: Cessna 337, N2496S, Fort Jones, CA, May 13, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1972
- Place: Fort Jones, CA · FORT JONES, CA
- Location: 41.6085° N, 122.8411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Jones, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6085&lon=-122.8411&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166214
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72DVG55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVG55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1585  72/5/13    FORT JONES,CALIF    CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1752
        TIME - 1000                    N2496S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTT VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT JONES,CALIF            OAKLAND,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF WITH REAR ENG INOP,PROP NOT FEATHERED.BECAME AIRBORNE,SETTLED DURG GR RETRACTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2496S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2496S-1976-04-15), registration cancelled 1976-04-15, S/N 337-0796 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna T337C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337c) (registry code 2075714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scott Valley

## Other investigations on N2496S (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 DEN76FTM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTM17), Feb 1, 1976: Cessna T337C (N2496S), Salt Lake City, UT, destroyed

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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