MIA66D0087

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 205 · Florence, SC · July 14, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 14, 1965
Place
Florence, SC · FLORENCE, SC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N8420ZCessna 205
Status
Completed · report September 3, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176927

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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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3-1897  65/7/14    FLORENCE SC         CESSNA 205          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1500
        TIME - 0100                    N8420Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 528 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILBERT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH HOLE OFF TAXIWAY AT NIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N8420Z
Reported as
Cessna 205
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gilbert

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.