# NTSB FTW76AF071: Cessna 172, N5928R, Marksville, LA, March 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1976
- Place: Marksville, LA · MARKSVILLE, LA
- Location: 31.1254° N, 92.0651° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marksville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1254&lon=-92.0651&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153868
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1184  76/3/12    MARKSVILLE,LA       CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 110
        TIME - 1907                    N5928R              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHREVEPORT,LA               BATON ROUGE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       66
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          200                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT IN 2 ACFT FORMATION BEING LED BY HIS FLT INSTRUCTOR. RAN INTO ENROUTE NITE WEA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5928R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5928R-1976-07-22), registration cancelled 1976-07-22, S/N 17253597 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760312014439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760312014439A), Mar 12, 1976: Cessna 172G, Marksville, LA, Destroyed. Plt in 2 acft formation being led by his flt instructor. Ran into enroute nite wea.

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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