# NTSB FTW66F0447: Cessna 185B, N2532Z, Orange, TX, December 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1965
- Place: Orange, TX · ORANGE, TX
- Location: 30.1235° N, 93.7545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orange, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1235&lon=-93.7545&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174787
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0447
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0447

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3547   65/12/6   ORANGE TEX          CESSNA 185B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 3867
        TIME - 1130                    N2532Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 288 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- AMPHIBIOUS TYPE AIRCRAFT.RIGHT FLOAT NOSE GEAR FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2532Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2532Z), registered now, S/N 185-0532, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185B
- Registry model: [Cessna 185B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185b) (registry code 2072806) (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
- Airport: Brown

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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