# NTSB FTW76AF093: Cessna 337, N5419S, Bunkie, LA, May 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1976
- Place: Bunkie, LA · BUNKIE, LA
- Location: 30.9537° N, 92.1881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bunkie, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9537&lon=-92.1881&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154244
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF093

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3103   76/5/6  NR.BUNKIE,LA          CESSNA 337          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 1050
        TIME - 1605                    N5419S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUNKIE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BUNKIE,LA                    COTTONPORT,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- PLT HAD BEEN UP LATE THE NIGHT BEFORE THE FLIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5419S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bunkie Muni

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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