# NTSB FTW66D0272: Cessna 172, N5621A, De Quincy, LA, August 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1965
- Place: De Quincy, LA · DE QUINCY, LA
- Location: 30.4490° N, 93.4457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeQuincy, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4490&lon=-93.4457&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0272
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0272

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2409  65/8/26    DE QUINCY LA        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 112
        TIME - 1830                    N5621A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DE QUINCY MUN.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5621A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5621A), registered now, S/N 28221 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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: De Quincy Mun.

## Other investigations on N5621A (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 FTW67D0037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0037), Jun 11, 1966: Cessna 172 (N5621A), Alba, TX, 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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