# NTSB FTW68S0001: Cessna 172, N5577R, Lk.Jackson, TX, July 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1967
- Place: Lk.Jackson, TX · LK.JACKSON, TX
- Location: 29.0509° N, 95.4512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Jackson, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0509&lon=-95.4512&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114827
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68S0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68S0001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0011  67/7/17    LK.JACKSON,TEX      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1645                    N5577R              PX-  1  0  2  PARAJUMP-SPORT            UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        REMARKS- JUMPERS MAIN CHUTE FOULED.RESERVE CHUTE OK BUT NOT DEPLOYED.JUMPER FREE FELL TO EARTH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5577R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5577R-1990-08-10), registration cancelled 1990-08-10, S/N 17253174 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage

## Other investigations on N5577R (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 FTW88FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA100), May 13, 1988: Cessna 172F (N5577R), Golden, 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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