# NTSB SEA67D0321: Cessna 205, N8457Z, Othello, WA, May 10, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1967
- Place: Othello, WA · OTHELLO, WA
- Location: 46.8233° N, 119.1619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Othello, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8233&lon=-119.1619&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117249
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0321
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0321

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1528  67/5/10    OTHELLO,WASH        CESSNA 205          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1490
        TIME - 2210                    N8457Z              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK ROCK ON SIDE OF RUNWAY DURING NIGHT TAKEOFF FROM UNLIGHTED DIRT RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8457Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8457Z), registered now, S/N 2050457 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 205
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5(205)](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (registry code 2073202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8457Z (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC25LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA077), Jul 24, 2025: Cessna 210-5 (N8457Z), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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