- Date
- May 23, 1971
- Place
- Grass Vally, CA · GRASS VALLY, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8458ZCessna 205
- Status
- Completed · report January 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161556
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1679 71/5/23 GRASS VALLY,CALIF CESSNA 205 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 80 TOTAL TIME - 1225 N8458Z PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALTA SIERRA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OAKLAND,CALIF GRASS VALLY,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8458Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 205
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Alta Sierra
N8458ZRegistered now · Cessna 210-5(205)Airframe modelCessna 210-5(205)Engine modelContinental I0-470 series
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