# NTSB UNK64X0807: Cessna 172, N8201, Ft Irwin, CA, March 5, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1964
- Place: Ft Irwin, CA · FT IRWIN, CA
- Location: 35.2477° N, 116.6834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Irwin, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2477&lon=-116.6834&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185351
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0807
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0807

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0545   64/3/5    FT IRWIN CALIF      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 3100
        TIME - 1430                    N8201               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BICYCLE LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8201 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bicycle Lake

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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