UNK64X2777

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172E · Milpitas, CA · July 12, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 12, 1964
Place
Milpitas, CA · MILPITAS, CA
Injuries
1 fatal, 2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5554TCessna 172E
Status
Completed · report September 1, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183544

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0275  64/7/12  NR.MILPITAS CALIF     CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 297
        TIME - 1123                    N5554T              PX-  1  1  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS

Aircraft

Registration
N5554T
Reported as
Cessna 172E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
San Jose

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.