# NTSB FTW66A0109: Cessna 172, N5886A, Boyce, LA, May 28, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1966
- Place: Boyce, LA · BOYCE, LA
- Location: 31.3898° N, 92.6704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boyce, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3898&lon=-92.6704&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171551
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66A0109
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0109

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0469  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5886A-1966-07-26), registration cancelled 1966-07-26, S/N 28486 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Meyers No.2

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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