- Date
- March 1, 1969
- Place
- Colby, KS · COLBY, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6685ECessna 175
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118680
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1384 69/3/1 NR.COLBY,KANS CESSNA 175 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2790 TIME - 1000 N6685E PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LOST OIL PRESSURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6685E
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6685ERegistration cancelled Feb 21, 2020 · Cessna 175Airframe modelCessna 175Engine modelContinental GO-300 series
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