# NTSB UNK64X3554: Cessna 175, N6792E, Cohutta, GA, August 23, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1964
- Place: Cohutta, GA · COHUTTA, GA
- Location: 34.9553° N, 84.9672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cohutta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9553&lon=-84.9672&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181887
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3554
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3554

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2599  64/8/23    COHUTTA GA          CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N6792E              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COHUTTA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6792E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6792E-2018-03-16), registration cancelled 2018-03-16, S/N 56292, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- 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
- Airport: Cohutta

## Other investigations on N6792E (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 ERA16LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA157), Apr 14, 2016: Cessna 175 (N6792E), Wartburg, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Catastrophic engine failure due to a fatigue fracture of the No. 6 connecting rod cap.

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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