# NTSB DEN66F0048: Cessna 175, N6770E, Salt Lake City, UT, August 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1965
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT · SALT LAKE CITY, UT
- Location: 40.7608° N, 111.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Lake City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7608&lon=-111.8910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176635
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2367   65/8/5    SALT LAKE CITY UT   CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 1750
        TIME - 1435                    N6770E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALT LAKE CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIIED BEHIND LARGE AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6770E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6770E), registered now, S/N 56270, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Salt Lake City

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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