# NTSB OAK76FVW06: Cessna 172M, N12726, Pioche, NV, November 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1975
- Place: Pioche, NV · PIOCHE, NV
- Location: 37.9520° N, 114.4435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pioche, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9520&lon=-114.4435&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151828
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FVW06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVW06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3370   75/11/8   PIOCHE,NV           CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 1115                    N12726              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIOCHE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTH LAS VEGAS,NV          PIOCHE,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND AND FLEW INTO RISING TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12726](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12726-1976-08-06), registration cancelled 1976-08-06, S/N 17262209 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pioche

## 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 19751108035669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751108035669A), Nov 8, 1975: Cessna 172M, Pioche, NV, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted go-around and flew into rising terrain.

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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