UNK65X0580

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Ellensburg, WA · November 6, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 6, 1964
Place
Ellensburg, WA · ELLENSBURG, WA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7545XCessna 172
Status
Completed · report December 17, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181014

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NTSB brief

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

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3414   64/11/6   ELLENSBURG WASH     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2875
        TIME - 1215                    N7545X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N7545X
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.