LAX66F0357

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 205 · Arson City, NV · March 30, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 30, 1966
Place
Arson City, NV · ARSON CITY, NV
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8119ZCessna 205
Status
Completed · report November 18, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171949

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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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3-2669  66/3/30    ARSON CITY NEV      CESSNA 205          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 1A, 7500
        TIME - 1925                    N8119Z              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED ON UNLIGHTED AIRFIELD.

Aircraft

Registration
N8119Z
Reported as
Cessna 205
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Carson

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.