# NTSB LAX68F0221: Cessna 175, Indio, CA, November 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1967
- Place: Indio, CA · INDIO, CA
- Location: 33.7206° N, 116.2156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indio, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7206&lon=-116.2156&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113450
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68F0221
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0221

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0019  67/11/24   INDIO,CALIF         CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1915                    XB-DUE              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  48, 5100 TOTAL HOURS, 950
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERMUDA DUNES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: XB-DUE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bermuda Dunes

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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