- Date
- September 19, 1976
- Place
- Winona, KS · WINONA, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8495ZCessna 205
- Status
- Completed · report October 22, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760919029279A
- Case key
- 155868
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2765 76/9/19 WINONA,KS CESSNA 205 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, UNK/NR TIME - 1000 N8495Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 662 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GFELLER AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINONA,KS CARSON RANCH,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 350 8 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PIC SWERVED TO AVOID MUD PUDDLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8495Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 205
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gfeller Airstrip
N8495ZRegistration cancelled May 9, 2022 · Cessna 210-5A(205A)Airframe modelCessna 210-5A(205A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8495Z · 1
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