# NTSB NYC66D0146: Cessna 206, N2159F, Windsor, VT, August 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1965
- Place: Windsor, VT · WINDSOR, VT
- Location: 43.4792° N, 72.3907° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windsor, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4792&lon=-72.3907&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177049
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0146
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0146

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2056   65/8/4    WINDSOR VT          CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2640
        TIME - 0830                    N2159F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENNEDYS POND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      60
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FLOAT-EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT STRUCK SHORE LINE BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2159F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kennedys Pond

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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