# NTSB LAX67D0248: Cessna 172, N6228E, Shafter, CA, December 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1966
- Place: Shafter, CA · SHAFTER, CA
- Location: 35.5005° N, 119.2718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shafter, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5005&lon=-119.2718&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119992
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0248
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0248

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4243  66/12/15   SHAFTER CALIF       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 57, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1115                    N6228E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHAFTER KERN COUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ON TAKEOFF,FROM TOUCH AND GO LANDING, STUDENT INADVERTENTLY APPLIED LEFT BRAKE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6228E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6228E-2012-08-21), registration cancelled 2012-08-21, S/N 46328, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shafter Kern Coun

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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