MKC67F0291

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 205 · Fredericktown, MO · October 2, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 2, 1966
Place
Fredericktown, MO · FREDERICKTOWN, MO
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1852ZCessna 205
Status
Completed · report April 13, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121529

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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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2-0838   66/10/2   FREDERICKTOWN MO    CESSNA 205          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1500
        TIME - 0805                    N1852Z              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- UNSUITABLE FIELDS AVAILABLE FOR FORCED LANDING. STALLED WHILE AVOIDING FENCE.

Aircraft

Registration
N1852Z
Reported as
Cessna 205
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.