FTW70F0259

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175A · Lookeba, OK · October 21, 1969

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
October 21, 1969
Place
Lookeba, OK · LOOKEBA, OK
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6856ECessna 175A
Status
Completed · report May 20, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
153274

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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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3-4261  69/10/21   LOOKEBA,OKLA        CESSNA 175A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 700
        TIME - 0845                    N6856E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCARDLE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALLISAW,OKLA               SICKLES,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT FORCED ACFT ONTO RNWY TO AVOID UNMARKED WIRES.

Aircraft

Registration
N6856E
Reported as
Cessna 175A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mcardle Strip

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.