MIA65F0097

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Stuart, FL · May 5, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 5, 1965
Place
Stuart, FL · STUART, FL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N8405TCessna 182
Status
Completed · report June 21, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177693

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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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3-0951   65/5/5    STUART FLA          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 550
        TIME - 0615                    N8405T              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARLTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR STRUCK COW.

Aircraft

Registration
N8405T
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Carlton

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.