# NTSB FTW70F0265: Cessna 177, N2928X, Georgetown, LA, October 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1969
- Place: Georgetown, LA · GEORGETOWN, LA
- Location: 31.7585° N, 92.3803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7585&lon=-92.3803&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151550
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0265
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0265

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4089   69/10/2   GEORGETOWN,LA       CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 280
        TIME - 1050                    N2928X              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 176 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGETOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONROE,LA                   GEORGETOWN,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRUCK TREES APRX 225FT SHORT OF RNWY THRESHOLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2928X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2928X-1971-07-30), registration cancelled 1971-07-30, S/N 17700328 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Georgetown

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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