# NTSB OAK73DVA19: Cessna T337C, N2545S, Merced, CA, September 14, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1972
- Place: Merced, CA · MERCED, CA
- Location: 37.3114° N, 120.4704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merced, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3114&lon=-120.4704&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167615
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73DVA19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVA19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1518  72/9/14    MERCED,CALIF        CESSNA T337C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 1600
        TIME - 1530                    N2545S              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERCED
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ANA,CALIF             KLAMATH FALLS,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PLT LND DUE CONCERN FOR FUEL GAGE OPS AND FUEL ON BOARD ACFT. PORPOISED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2545S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2545S-1989-03-14), registration cancelled 1989-03-14, S/N 21061324 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337C
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Merced

## Other investigations on N2545S (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 SEA87FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA190), Sep 22, 1987: Cessna T210L (N2545S), Hailey, ID, destroyed, 3 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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