# NTSB SEA66D0146: Cessna 175A, N6760E, Wheeler, OR, October 11, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1965
- Place: Wheeler, OR · WHEELER, OR
- Location: 45.6873° N, 123.8871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeler, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6873&lon=-123.8871&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175378
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66D0146
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0146

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3558  65/10/11   WHEELER OREG        CESSNA 175A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1815                    N6760E              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6760E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6760E-2013-10-23), registration cancelled 2013-10-23, S/N 56260, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Registry model: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6760E (1)

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 UNK64X0750](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0750), Feb 29, 1964: Cessna 175 (N6760E), La Pine, OR, 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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