# NTSB MIA70AM068: Cessna 175A, N6965E, Nashville, TN, February 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1970
- Place: Nashville, TN · NASHVILLE, TN
- Location: 36.1659° N, 86.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1659&lon=-86.7844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139095
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70AM068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70AM068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0099  70/2/12    NASHVILLE,TENN      CESSNA 175A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 523
        TIME - 1055                    N6965E              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 482 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NASHVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CLEARWATER,FLA              MUNCIE,IND                   ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- FAILED EXHAUST CABIN HEAT EXCHANGER.CO 30 VOL PCT.BLD ALCOHOL LVL 0.142 PCT.BARBITURATES 8 MGM PCT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6965E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6965E-2014-09-03), registration cancelled 2014-09-03, S/N 56465, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Registry model: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Nashville

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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