MKC66D0394

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 337 · Arkansas City, KS · January 3, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 3, 1966
Place
Arkansas City, KS · ARKANSAS CITY, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6258FCessna 337
Status
Completed · report June 10, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174000

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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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3-0901   66/1/3    ARKANSAS CITY KAN   CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 520
        TIME - 1409                    N6258F              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STROTHER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      40
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          200                                                       25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS

Aircraft

Registration
N6258F
Reported as
Cessna 337
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Strother

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.