OAK67F0305

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 205 · Reno, NV · March 20, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 20, 1967
Place
Reno, NV · RENO, NV
Injuries
2 serious, 2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8233ZCessna 205
Status
Completed · report August 28, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117780

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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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2-0290  67/3/20    RENO, NEV           CESSNA 205          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 308
        TIME - 1405                    N8233Z              PX-  0  2  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
          SYSTEMS-RUDDER JAMMED LEFT. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM

Aircraft

Registration
N8233Z
Reported as
Cessna 205
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Reno Muni

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.