# NTSB MIA70D0100: Cessna 205, N4811U, Spring City, TN, July 31, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1969
- Place: Spring City, TN · SPRING CITY, TN
- Location: 35.6864° N, 84.8642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring City, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6864&lon=-84.8642&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166750
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70D0100
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0100

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3220  69/7/31    SPRING CITY,TENN    CESSNA 205          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 526
        TIME - 0930                    N4811U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KNOXVILLE,TENN              SPRING CITY,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT SURVEYED FARM PASTURE BY AUTO,DID NOT DRIVE ENTIRE 2400FT LENGTH,FAILED TO NOTE DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4811U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4811U), registered now, S/N 205-0511, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 205
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5a) (registry code 2073406) (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

## Other investigations on N4811U (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA71FKW04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKW04), Aug 2, 1970: Cessna 205 (N4811U), Clarksville, TN, substantial damage

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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