SEA67A0028

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 185E · Ngrangeville, ID · September 23, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 23, 1966
Place
Ngrangeville, ID · NGRANGEVILLE, ID
Injuries
5 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1590FCessna 185E
Status
Completed · report August 28, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121023

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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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2-1187  66/9/23    NGRANGEVILLE,ID     CESSNA 185E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N1590F              PX-  4  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 37, 2700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHEPP RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED GO AROUND INTO RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N1590F
Reported as
Cessna 185E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Shepp Ranch

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.