# NTSB UNK64X2648: Cessna 172, N6496E, Tulsa, OK, July 4, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1964
- Place: Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183567
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2648
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2648

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0325   64/7/4    TULSA OKLA          CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 0735                    N6496E              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH TULSA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF ATTEMPTED WITH INADEQUATE RUNWAY REMAINING AFTER FULL STOP LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6496E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6496E-2011-05-18), registration cancelled 2011-05-18, S/N 46596 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: North Tulsa

## Other investigations on N6496E (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 LAX92LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA268), Jun 30, 1992: Cessna 172 (N6496E), Lake Havasu, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS AND TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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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