# NTSB CHI66D0605: Cessna 185, N2531Z, Marion, IN, February 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1966
- Place: Marion, IN · MARION, IN
- Location: 40.5500° N, 85.6604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5500&lon=-85.6604&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172991
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0605
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0605

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0354  66/2/16    MARION IND          CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 394
        TIME - 1445                    N2531Z              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARION
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2531Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2531Z-1969-05-12), registration cancelled 1969-05-12, S/N 185-0531, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185b) (registry code 2072806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marion

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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