Cessna 205A N4869U
13 August 1970 · Chatham, Massachusetts, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 13 August 1970 at about 10:53 local time, a Cessna 205A registered N4869U was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Chatham, Massachusetts, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chatham, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chatham
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 205A
- Registration
- N4869U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Nantucket, Mass
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1389
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PROP GOV CTL ARM AND CTL ARM EXTENSION MISALIGNED.ALLOWED MAX 2400 RPM.PLT CONT T/O.SANK IN POND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 205 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 1970 | Cessna 205A | Mercury, Nevada, United States | Voorheis-Trind | Fatal | 6 |
| 17 Dec 1970 | Cessna 205 | Winston, Montana, United States | C.s.s Flying C | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1970 | Cessna 205A | Castro Vlly, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 May 1970 | Cessna 205 | Angola, Indiana, United States | Flying Educati | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1970 | Cessna 205 | Jackpot, Nevada, United States | Intermountain | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1970 | Cessna 205 | Meta, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |