# NTSB OAK66F0068: Cessna 172, N6388E, Beckwourth, CA, August 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1965
- Place: Beckwourth, CA · BECKWOURTH, CA
- Location: 39.8439° N, 120.4140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beckwourth, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8439&lon=-120.4140&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178658
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66F0068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2454  65/8/16    BECKWOURTH CALIF    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 0920                    N6388E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BECKWOURTH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6388E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6388E-1980-12-18), registration cancelled 1980-12-18, S/N 46488, 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: Beckwourth

## Other investigations on N6388E (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 SEA80DYA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYA18), Jul 6, 1980: Cessna 172 (N6388E), Donnelly, ID, 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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