# NTSB FTW69D0165: Cessna 175, N6848E, Longview, TX, August 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1968
- Place: Longview, TX · LONGVIEW, TX
- Location: 32.5007° N, 94.7405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5007&lon=-94.7405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114385
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0165
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0165

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2764  68/8/16    LONGVIEW,TEX        CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N6848E              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAST SIDE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6848E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6848E-2018-05-31), registration cancelled 2018-05-31, S/N 56348, 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: East Side

## Other investigations on N6848E (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW77FRJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRJ24), Sep 28, 1977: Cessna 175A (N6848E), Gilliam, LA, substantial damage

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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