MIA66F0187

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Grimesland, NC · August 30, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 30, 1965
Place
Grimesland, NC · GRIMESLAND, NC
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8033ACessna 170B
Status
Completed · report October 15, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176312

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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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2-0508  65/8/30    GRIMESLAND NC       CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 250
        TIME - 1400                    N8033A              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 235 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N8033A
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.