# NTSB FTW70F0259: Cessna 175A, N6856E, Lookeba, OK, October 21, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1969
- Place: Lookeba, OK · LOOKEBA, OK
- Location: 35.3630° N, 98.3641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lookeba, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3630&lon=-98.3641&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153274
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0259
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0259

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6856E), registered now, S/N 56356, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- 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: Mcardle Strip

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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