# NTSB FTW69A0048: Cessna 172, N5717A, Barksdale, TX, January 19, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1969
- Place: Barksdale, TX · BARKSDALE, TX
- Location: 29.7329° N, 100.0328° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barksdale, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7329&lon=-100.0328&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69A0048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69A0048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0157  69/1/19    BARKSDALE,TEX       CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 178
        TIME - 1515                    N5717A              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 88 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       54
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          110                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NOT INST RATED.STRUCK SIDE OF MT.
```

## 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: Destroyed

## 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 FTW67D0334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0334), Nov 20, 1966: Cessna 172 (N5717A), Lubbock, 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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