# NTSB OAK68D0085: Cessna 172, N172EF, Eureka, NV, June 25, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1967
- Place: Eureka, NV · EUREKA, NV
- Location: 39.5112° N, 115.9658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5112&lon=-115.9658&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116263
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2201  67/6/25    EUREKA,NEV          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N172EF              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- OFF ARPT LNDG ON A RURAL ROAD. TOUCH DOWN WAS SHORT.RT WING OF ACFT STRUCK STOP SIGN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N172EF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172EF-1972-02-17), registration cancelled 1972-02-17, S/N 17252049 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N172EF (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 UNK64X1580](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1580), May 3, 1964: Cessna 172 (N172EF), Elko, NV, 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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