# NTSB SEA75DYG33: Cessna 205, N8162Z, Ellensburg, WA, April 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1975
- Place: Ellensburg, WA · ELLENSBURG, WA
- Location: 47.0001° N, 120.5495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellensburg, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0001&lon=-120.5495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148539
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DYG33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYG33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0863  75/4/26    ELLENSBURG,WA       CESSNA 205          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1575
        TIME - 1100                    N8162Z              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 734 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELLENSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOSCOW,ID                   ELLENSBURG,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     280
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           50                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 60K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8162Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8162Z-2014-11-19), registration cancelled 2014-11-19, S/N 205-0162, built 1962 (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
- Airport: Ellensburg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750426008089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750426008089A), Apr 26, 1975: Cessna 2105, Ellensburg, WA, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 60K.

## Other investigations on N8162Z (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 SEA78FTA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTA02), Oct 2, 1977: Cessna 210-5 (N8162Z), Lewistown, MT, substantial damage

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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