UNK65X1397

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182G · Virgin Gorda, VI · February 6, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 6, 1965
Place
Virgin Gorda, VI · VIRGIN GORDA, VI
Injuries
4 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3297SCessna 182G
Status
Completed · report October 1, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179723

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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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6-0009   65/2/6    VIRGIN GORDA  VI    CESSNA 182G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 139
        TIME - 1345                    N3297S              PX-  3  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITTLE DIX BAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            LANDING: GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N3297S
Reported as
Cessna 182G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Little Dix Bay

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.