UNK65X1332

NTSB accident investigation · Commonwlth 185 · Meriden, CT · January 22, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 22, 1965
Place
Meriden, CT · MERIDEN, CT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N93250Commonwlth 185
Status
Completed · report February 19, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180000

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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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3-0090  65/1/22    MERIDEN CONN        COMMONWLTH 185      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 129
        TIME - 1530                    N93250              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERIDEN MARKHAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N93250
Reported as
Commonwlth 185
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Meriden Markham

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.