# NTSB LAX72DUJ59: Cessna 172, N6497E, Bllhead Cty, AZ, December 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1971
- Place: Bllhead Cty, AZ · BLLHEAD CTY, AZ
- Location: 35.1478° N, 114.5683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bullhead City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1478&lon=-114.5683&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164352
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUJ59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUJ59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4045   71/12/5   BLLHEAD CTY,ARIZ    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 135
        TIME - 1835                    N6497E              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BULLHEAD CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LAS VEGAS,NEV               PHOENIX,ARIZ                 BULLHEAD CITY,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- PLT TURNED ACFT TO AVOID AUTO ON RAMP,R WNG HIT POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6497E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bullhead City

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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