# NTSB OAK76DXQ31: Cessna 337G, N2CX, Winnemucca, NV, January 31, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1976
- Place: Winnemucca, NV · WINNEMUCCA, NV
- Location: 40.9644° N, 117.7246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnemucca, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9644&lon=-117.7246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152320
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DXQ31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DXQ31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0180  76/1/31  NR.WINNEMUCCA,NV      CESSNA 337G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 558
        TIME - 1645                    N2CX                PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WINNEMUCCA,NV                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK SIGNPOST.TKOF ON RANCH ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2CX](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2CX-2006-02-27), registration cancelled 2006-02-27, S/N P337-0071, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337G
- Registry model: [Cessna T337G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337g) (registry code 2075726) (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: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760131001749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760131001749A), Jan 31, 1976: Cessna T337G, Winnemucca, NV, Substantial damage. Acft struck signpost. Tkof on ranch road.

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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