NYC67F0211

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 206 · Norfolk, VA · May 26, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 26, 1966
Place
Norfolk, VA · NORFOLK, VA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4843SCessna 206
Status
Completed · report October 21, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178700

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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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3-2247  66/5/26    NORFOLK VA          CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1028
        TIME - 1715                    N4843S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORFOLK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N4843S
Reported as
Cessna 206
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Norfolk

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.