MIA81FKT07

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 205 · Belle Glade, FL · November 21, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 21, 1980
Place
Belle Glade, FL · BELLE GLADE, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1863ZCessna 205
Status
Completed · report March 5, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19801121085239A
Case key
128040

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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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3-3536  80/11/21   BELLE GLADE,FL      CESSNA 205          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1863Z              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ABANDONED ACFT FOUND DEST BY FIRE AFTER LDG ON INCLINED DIKE BANK.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N1863Z
Reported as
Cessna 205
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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