# NTSB OAK73DVW21: Cessna 172, N4655L, Overton, NV, May 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1973
- Place: Overton, NV · OVERTON, NV
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190564
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73DVW21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVW21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1165  73/5/27    OVERTON,NEV         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 0940                    N4655L              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OVERTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NEV               OVERTON,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- HIT POST WHILE PARKING ACFT. 1ST SOLO X-C.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4655L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4655L-2012-12-11), registration cancelled 2012-12-11, S/N 17254650, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (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: Overton

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730527013239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730527013239A), May 27, 1973: Cessna 172G, Overton, NV, Substantial damage. Hit post while parking acft. 1st solo x-c.

## Other investigations on N4655L (2)

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 LAX83FA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA295), Jun 22, 1983: Cessna 172G (N4655L), Huntington Bch, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB SEA75DYA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYA29), Jan 22, 1975: Cessna 172 (N4655L), Aberdeen, ID, 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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