- Date
- February 26, 1966
- Place
- Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2530XCessna P206
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172706
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1058 66/2/26 DES MOINES IOWA CESSNA P206 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 55 TOTAL TIME - 1200 N2530X PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DES MOINES MUNICI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PILOTS FIRST FLIGHT IN TYPE AIRCRAFT WITH LOAD ABOARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2530X
- Reported as
- Cessna P206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Des Moines Munici
N2530XRegistration cancelled Apr 26, 2017 · Cessna P206Airframe modelCessna P206Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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