# NTSB UNK64X2777: Cessna 172E, N5554T, Milpitas, CA, July 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1964
- Place: Milpitas, CA · MILPITAS, CA
- Location: 37.4331° N, 121.8909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milpitas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4331&lon=-121.8909&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183544
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2777
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2777

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0275  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5554T), registered now, S/N 17251454 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: San Jose

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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