# NTSB CHI66F0651: Cessna 205, N4863U, Rossberg, OH, April 3, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1966
- Place: Rossberg, OH · ROSSBERG, OH
- Location: 40.2802° N, 84.6383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rossburg, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2802&lon=-84.6383&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172537
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0651
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0651

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4863U), registered now, S/N 205-0563, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 205
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5A(205A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5a-205a) (registry code 2073204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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