FTW66A0109

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Boyce, LA · May 28, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 28, 1966
Place
Boyce, LA · BOYCE, LA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5886ACessna 172
Status
Completed · report January 26, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171551

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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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2-0469  66/5/28    BOYCE LA            CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 63, 675
        TIME - 1517                    N5886A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 375 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEYERS NO.2
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE

Aircraft

Registration
N5886A
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Meyers No.2

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.