OAK67D0219

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175 · Flanigan, NV · February 4, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 4, 1967
Place
Flanigan, NV · FLANIGAN, NV
Injuries
1 serious, 2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6576ECessna 175
Status
Completed · report July 5, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119131

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0107   67/2/4    FLANIGAN,NEV        CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 332
        TIME - 0900                    N6576E              PX-  0  1  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 325 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMOKE CREEK MINE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- NOSEWHEEL STRUCK EARTH MOUND ON APPROACH END OF NEWLY CONSTRUCTED FLIGHT STRIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N6576E
Reported as
Cessna 175
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Smoke Creek Mine

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.