# NTSB FTW71FRD32: Cessna 172E, N5679T, Kenner, LA, February 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1971
- Place: Kenner, LA · KENNER, LA
- Location: 30.0102° N, 90.2548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenner, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0102&lon=-90.2548&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160813
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRD32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRD32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2148  71/2/16    KENNER,LA           CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 232
        TIME - 1716                    N5679T              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 176 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOISANT FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENNER,LA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- INSTRUCTED TO TAXI RWY 19,FOLLOW DC-8.TAXIED BEHIND B-727 WAITING FOR GATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5679T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5679T), registered now, S/N 17251579 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Moisant Field

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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