# NTSB OAK69D0298: Cessna 172, N7915B, Caliente, NV, March 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1969
- Place: Caliente, NV · CALIENTE, NV
- Location: 37.6150° N, 114.5119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caliente, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6150&lon=-114.5119&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189039
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69D0298
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0298

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1066  69/3/30    CALIENTE,NEV        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N7915B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 46 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7915B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7915B), registered now, S/N 29715 (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

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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