UNK65X1338

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 205 · Santa Monica, CA · January 24, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 24, 1965
Place
Santa Monica, CA · SANTA MONICA, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N8477ZCessna 205
Status
Completed · report February 24, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180005

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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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3-0095  65/1/24    SANTA MONICA CAL    CESSNA 205          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 217
        TIME - 1145                    N8477Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MONICA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          AIPORT-RAMP SURFACE SETTLED UNDER AIRCRAFT WEIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N8477Z
Reported as
Cessna 205
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Santa Monica

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.