# NTSB NYC66F0519: Cessna 175, N6500E, Tarentum, PA, February 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1966
- Place: Tarentum, PA · TARENTUM, PA
- Location: 40.6072° N, 79.7598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tarentum, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6072&lon=-79.7598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173845
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0519
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0519

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0300  66/2/20    TARENTUM PA         CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 570
        TIME - 1620                    N6500E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REMICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FROZEN RUTS ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6500E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6500E-1975-09-03), registration cancelled 1975-09-03, S/N 56000 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Remich

## Other investigations on N6500E (1)

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 NYC76FFA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFA02-149893), Jul 14, 1975: Cessna 175 (N6500E), Bethel, NY, substantial 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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