# NTSB NYC66D0342: Cessna 172, N6225E, College Park, MD, November 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1965
- Place: College Park, MD · COLLEGE PARK, MD
- Location: 38.9967° N, 76.9364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of College Park, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9967&lon=-76.9364&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175152
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0342
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0342

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3221  65/11/13   COLLEGE PARK MD     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N6225E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLEGE PARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR ATTACH FITTING FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6225E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6225E-2017-07-12), registration cancelled 2017-07-12, S/N 46325, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: College Park

## Other investigations on N6225E (2)

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.

- [NTSB IAD05LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA028), Jan 1, 2005: Cessna 172 (N6225E), Knottsville, KY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's loss of control in flight due to spatial disorientation. Also causal to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in his inadvertent flight into night…
- [NTSB MKC68F0095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0095), Jul 22, 1967: Cessna 172 (N6225E), Devils Lake, ND, no damage

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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