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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 320 · Healdsburg, CA · April 15, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 15, 1965
Place
Healdsburg, CA · HEALDSBURG, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5739XCessna 320
Status
Completed · report August 26, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178557

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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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3-1747  65/4/15    HEALDSBURG CALIF    CESSNA 320          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 900
        TIME - 1100                    N5739X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 92 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH KNOLL

Aircraft

Registration
N5739X
Reported as
Cessna 320
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Norton

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