NYC65D0195

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 205 · Ambler, PA · May 8, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 8, 1965
Place
Ambler, PA · AMBLER, PA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8331ZCessna 205
Status
Completed · report June 21, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177699

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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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3-0957   65/5/8    AMBLER PA           CESSNA 205          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1200
        TIME - 2030                    N8331Z              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINGS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N8331Z
Reported as
Cessna 205
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wings Field

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.