# NTSB LAX66A0031: Cessna 175, N6590E, Upland, CA, September 23, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1965
- Place: Upland, CA · UPLAND, CA
- Location: 34.1161° N, 117.6599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Upland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1161&lon=-117.6599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176396
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0734  65/9/23    UPLAND,CALIF        CESSNA 175          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 0126                    N6590E              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CABLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK 33-FOOT TALL WIND MACHINE AND CRASHED ON A HOUSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6590E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6590E-1965-12-07), registration cancelled 1965-12-07, S/N 56090 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cable

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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