# NTSB LAX69A0006: Cessna 172, N46110, Earp, CA, July 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1968
- Place: Earp, CA · EARP, CA
- Location: 34.1647° N, 114.3011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Earp, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1647&lon=-114.3011&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109434
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69A0006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69A0006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2304  68/7/13    EARP,CALIF          CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0930                    N46110              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARKER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- STRUCK POWER LINES ACROSS COLORADO RIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46110](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46110-1974-07-22), registration cancelled 1974-07-22, S/N 17257048, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Parker

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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