# NTSB LAX66A0021: Lockheed L-188, N7139C, Battle Mtn., NV, August 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1965
- Place: Battle Mtn., NV · BATTLE MTN., NV
- Location: 40.6284° N, 116.9486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Battle Mountain, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6284&lon=-116.9486&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 93 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177135
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0042  65/8/12    BATTLE MTN.NEV       LOCKHEED L-188     CR-  0  1  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1316                    N7139C              PX-  0  0 89                            44, 16200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            950 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - WESTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        SKY CONDITION                                            VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                 1 MILE OR LESS
        PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE                           TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           HAIL, THUNDERSTORM                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7139C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED L-188
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: No 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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