NYC65D0232

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna P172D · Canandaigua, NY · May 9, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 9, 1965
Place
Canandaigua, NY · CANANDAIGUA, NY
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N8537XCessna P172D
Status
Completed · report July 20, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177812

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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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3-1136   65/5/9    CANANDAIGUA NY      CESSNA P172D        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1200
        TIME - 0845                    N8537X              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OATMAN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RAMP/TAXIWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- SOFT SPOT ON TAXIWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N8537X
Reported as
Cessna P172D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Oatman 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.

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