# NTSB FTW67D0219: Cessna 172, N5740A, Hammond, LA, September 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1966
- Place: Hammond, LA · HAMMOND, LA
- Location: 30.5060° N, 90.4549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hammond, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5060&lon=-90.4549&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121151
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0219
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0219

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2563  66/9/23    HAMMOND LA          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 110
        TIME - 1630                    N5740A              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMMOND MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5740A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5740A-1974-03-07), registration cancelled 1974-03-07, S/N 28340 (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: Hammond Muni

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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