# NTSB OAK70A0011: Cessna 175, N6535E, Colusa, CA, August 10, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1969
- Place: Colusa, CA · COLUSA, CA
- Location: 39.2000° N, 122.0095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colusa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2000&lon=-122.0095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164323
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70A0011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70A0011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2478  69/8/10    COLUSA,CALIF        CESSNA 175          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, UNK/NR
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N6535E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUSA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLIAMS,CALIF              PALO ALTO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 8/11/69. BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.19 PCT. PLTS SEAT BELT WAS UNBUCKLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6535E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6535E-1971-12-15), registration cancelled 1971-12-15, S/N 56035, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Colusa County

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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