# Accident 19750426008089A: Cessna 2105, Ellensburg, WA, April 26, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1975
- Place: Ellensburg, WA
- Airport: Ellensburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 47.0914° N, 120.5898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Ellensburg (Rotor Ranch) Airport (79WT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0914&lon=-120.5898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8162Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8162Z-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210-5(205) (registry code 2073202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 2105
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,575 total, 734 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75DYG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYG33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750426008089A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WIND GUSTING 60K.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 SEA75DYG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYG33), Apr 26, 1975: Cessna 205 (N8162Z), Ellensburg, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8162Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19771002038739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771002038739A), Oct 2, 1977: Cessna 2105 (N8162Z), Lewistown, MT, Substantial damage. Eng driven pump drive coupling failed. Plt tried to lnd on rwy 12. Eng ovhl 1.3 hrs prior.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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