# NTSB FTW67A0098: Cessna 172, N5945A, Lakeview, AR, April 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1967
- Place: Lakeview, AR · LAKEVIEW, AR
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117742
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0171   67/4/9    LAKEVIEW,ARK        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2704
        TIME - 1300                    N5945A              PX-  1  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GASTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED INTO POWERLINE.AIRCRAFT OVER MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT AT TAKE OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5945A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5945A-1970-09-24), registration cancelled 1970-09-24, S/N 28545 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gaston

## Other investigations on N5945A (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.

- [NTSB MKC66F0167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0167), Aug 15, 1965: Cessna 172 (N5945A), Wichita, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1859](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1859), May 20, 1964: Cessna 172 (N5945A), Wink, TX, destroyed

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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