# NTSB UNK64X2259: Cmnwealth 185, N92830, Kellam Field, VA, June 13, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1964
- Place: Kellam Field, VA · KELLAM FIELD, VA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183329
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2259
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2259

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1640  64/6/13    KELLAM FIELD VA     CMNWEALTH 185       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N92830              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KELLAM FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92830](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92830), registered now, S/N 1626, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CMNWEALTH 185
- Registry model: [Commonwealth 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/commonwealth-185) (registry code 2370608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kellam Field

## Other investigations on N92830 (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 FTW74DPG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPG18), Aug 27, 1973: Commonwlth 185 (N92830), Jonesboro, AR, 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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