# NTSB SEA79DYP29: Cessna 337, N72377, Wenatchee, WA, June 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1979
- Place: Wenatchee, WA · WENATCHEE, WA
- Location: 47.4360° N, 120.3293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wenatchee, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4360&lon=-120.3293&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYP29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1212  79/6/20    WENATCHEE,WA        CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1150                    N72377              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PANGBORN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WENATCHEE,WA                WENATCHEE,WA
        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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72377](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72377-1994-05-06), registration cancelled 1994-05-06, S/N 33701571 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 337G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337g) (registry code 2075730) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pangborn

## 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 19790620014679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790620014679A), Jun 20, 1979: Cessna 337, Wenatchee, WA, Substantial damage. Made hard landing. Damaged prop, engine mount and firewall. Unskilled in acft.

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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