# NTSB LAX66A0013: Cessna 175A, N6925E, Shoshone, CA, July 30, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1965
- Place: Shoshone, CA · SHOSHONE, CA
- Location: 35.9512° N, 116.3051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shoshone, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9512&lon=-116.3051&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177335
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0013

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0786  65/7/30  NR.SHOSHONE CALIF     CESSNA 175A         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 449
        TIME - 2055                    N6925E              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 308 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHOSHONE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLIGHT PATH OF AIRCRAFT WAS TOWARD DARK UNLIGHTED AREA AFFORDING MINIMAL VISUAL REFERENCE HORIZON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6925E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6925E-1965-09-02), registration cancelled 1965-09-02, S/N 56425 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Registry model: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Shoshone

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.