# NTSB OAK69D0283: Cessna 172, N6470E, San Jose, CA, April 6, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1969
- Place: San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187709
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69D0283
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0283

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0903   69/4/6    SAN JOSE,CALIF      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 511
        TIME - 2115                    N6470E              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 387 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JOSE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
        REMARKS- TAXIED OFF END OF RNWY INTO MUD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6470E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6470E), registered now, S/N 46570, 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: San Jose

## Other investigations on N6470E (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 GAA17CA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA437), Jul 24, 2017: Cessna 172 (N6470E), Powell, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent failure to relinquish the flight controls, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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