# NTSB FTW67D0334: Cessna 172, N5717A, Lubbock, TX, November 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1966
- Place: Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120310
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0334
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0334

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3768  66/11/20   LUBBOCK TEX         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1735                    N5717A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUBBOCK MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- WINGTIP STRUCK HANGAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5717A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5717A-1970-01-15), registration cancelled 1970-01-15, S/N 28317, built 1956 (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: Lubbock Muni.

## Other investigations on N5717A (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 FTW69A0048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69A0048), Jan 19, 1969: Cessna 172 (N5717A), Barksdale, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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