UNK64X3635

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna P206 · Wichita, KS · August 27, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 27, 1964
Place
Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8464ZCessna P206
Status
Completed · report December 30, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182652

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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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2-0637  64/8/27    WICHITA KANSAS      CESSNA P206         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0917                    N8464Z              PX-  1  0  0  TEST                      AGE 31, 1700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            108 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CESSNA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO HEED CAUTIONS NOT TO FLY IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO LARGE JETS IN THE LANDING PATTERN

Aircraft

Registration
N8464Z
Reported as
Cessna P206
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cessna

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.