# NTSB SEA66D0228: Cessna 175, N7329M, Grants Pass, OR, February 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1966
- Place: Grants Pass, OR · GRANTS PASS, OR
- Location: 42.4319° N, 123.3332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grants Pass, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4319&lon=-123.3332&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66D0228
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0228

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0473  66/2/20    GRANTS PASS OREG    CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1500
        TIME - 1400                    N7329M              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRANTS PASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR FORK FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7329M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grants Pass

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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