# NTSB FTW76AF113: Cessna 172, N12697, Baker, LA, August 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1976
- Place: Baker, LA · BAKER, LA
- Location: 30.5832° N, 91.1582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baker, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5832&lon=-91.1582&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154995
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF113
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF113

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2074   76/8/8    BAKER,LA            CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 1568
        TIME - 1900                    N12697              PX-  1  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 368 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREEMASON ISLAND,LA         BAKER,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT DIED 8/17/76.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12697](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12697-1976-10-13), registration cancelled 1976-10-13, S/N 172-62186 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Private Strip

## 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 19760808026649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760808026649A), Aug 8, 1976: Cessna 172M, Baker, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt died 8/17/76.

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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