# NTSB OAK74DXQ43: Cessna 172, N5139A, Minden, NV, June 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1974
- Place: Minden, NV · MINDEN, NV
- Location: 38.9646° N, 119.7666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minden, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9646&lon=-119.7666&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DXQ43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DXQ43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1489   74/6/7  NR.MINDEN,NEV         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1330
        TIME - 0805                    N5139A              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 915 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOPAZ LAKE RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RENO,NEV                   MINDEN,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- DROPPED FROM ABT 20 FT AGL,BOUNCED TWICE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5139A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5139A-1975-09-26), registration cancelled 1975-09-26, S/N 28139, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Topaz Lake Ranch

## 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 19740607016259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740607016259A), Jun 7, 1974: Cessna 172, Minden, NV, Substantial damage. Dropped from abt 20 ft AGL,bounced twice.

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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