# NTSB UNK64X2671: Cessna 205, N8281Z, Riverside, CA, July 5, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1964
- Place: Riverside, CA · RIVERSIDE, CA
- Location: 33.9533° N, 117.3961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9533&lon=-117.3961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183520
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2671
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2671

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0225   64/7/5    RIVERSIDE CALIF     CESSNA 205          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N8281Z              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8281Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8281Z-1975-10-06), registration cancelled 1975-10-06, S/N 2050281 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 205
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5) (registry code 2073404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Riverside

## Other investigations on N8281Z (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 OAK75FVW08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVW08), Oct 22, 1974: Cessna 205 (N8281Z), Sloan, NV, 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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