# NTSB FTW66D0065: Cessna 172, N7902U, Baton Rouge, LA, June 10, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1965
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA · BATON ROUGE, LA
- Location: 30.4507° N, 91.1546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baton Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4507&lon=-91.1546&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177360
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1413  65/6/10    BATON ROUGE LA      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 302
        TIME - 1615                    N7902U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 288 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH HANGAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7902U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7902U-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 17251902, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Downtown

## Other investigations on N7902U (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 FTW75FRD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD38), Mar 31, 1975: Cessna 172F (N7902U), Slidell, LA, substantial damage

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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