# NTSB FTW70F0160: Cessna T-50, N5621Z, Ville Platte, LA, August 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1969
- Place: Ville Platte, LA · VILLE PLATTE, LA
- Location: 30.6899° N, 92.2742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ville Platte, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6899&lon=-92.2742&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154417
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0160
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0160

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3689  69/8/27    VILLE PLATTE,LA     CESSNA T-50         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 0745                    N5621Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAMOU
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANTONIO,TEX             LAKE CHARLES,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- NO FORMAL DUAL INSTRUCTION IN MULTIENGINE ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5621Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T-50
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mamou

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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