CHI66F0651

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 205 · Rossberg, OH · April 3, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 3, 1966
Place
Rossberg, OH · ROSSBERG, OH
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4863UCessna 205
Status
Completed · report May 5, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172537

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0613   66/4/3    ROSSBERG OHIO       CESSNA 205          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 589
        TIME - 1315                    N4863U              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 449 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION

Aircraft

Registration
N4863U
Reported as
Cessna 205
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.