- Date
- August 27, 1965
- Place
- Fairbury, NE · FAIRBURY, NE
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9852XCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175659
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2851 65/8/27 FAIRBURY NEBR CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2000 TIME - 2230 N9852X PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRBURY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE REMARKS- NIGHT APPROACH TO LIGHTED RUNWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9852X
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fairbury
N9852XRegistration cancelled Sep 29, 2017 · Cessna 185Airframe modelCessna 185Engine modelContinental I0-470 series
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.
Other investigations on N9852X · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC11LA068Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKenai, AKThe loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, resulting in the ditching and sinking of the airplane in ocean waters.NTSB CHI67D0634Accident · No injuriesClosedSycamore, ILNTSB UNK64X1640Accident · No injuriesClosedFlint, MI