# NTSB FTW65F0028: Piper PA-16, N5887H, Monroe, LA, April 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1965
- Place: Monroe, LA · MONROE, LA
- Location: 32.5190° N, 92.0772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroe, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5190&lon=-92.0772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178496
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65F0028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65F0028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1242  65/4/19  NR.MONROE LA          PIPER PA-16         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 400
        TIME - 1230                    N5887H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PASSENGER BECAME AIRSICK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5887H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5887H-1971-02-02), registration cancelled 1971-02-02, S/N 16-507 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Registry model: [Piper PA-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (registry code 7101602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5887H (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 OAK67A0003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67A0003), Jul 4, 1966: Piper PA-16 (N5887H), Livermore, CA, destroyed, 6 fatal

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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