# NTSB UNK64X2281: Cessna 175A, N6888E, Macon, MO, June 14, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1964
- Place: Macon, MO · MACON, MO
- Location: 39.7422° N, 92.4706° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Macon, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7422&lon=-92.4706&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183340
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2281
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2281

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1650  64/6/14    MACON MO            CESSNA 175A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 390
        TIME - 0930                    N6888E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH HWY SIGN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6888E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6888E), registered now, S/N 56388, 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

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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