# NTSB FTW76FRD64: Cessna 172M, N80347, Lake Charles, LA, August 28, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1976
- Place: Lake Charles, LA · LAKE CHARLES, LA
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155266
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FRD64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2731  76/8/28    LAKE CHARLES,LA     CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1515                    N80347              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  AGE 37, 4022 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1060 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE CHARLES MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAUMONT,TX                 LAKE CHARLES,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    3500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                          RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      77
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          350                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- HEAVY RAIN CLOGGED PAPER AIR FILTER. ENG WOULD NOT DEVELOP PWR AFT DOWNDRAFTS FORCED A/C BLW GS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80347](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80347), registered now, S/N 17266538, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lake Charles Mun

## 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 19760828030769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760828030769A), Aug 28, 1976: Cessna 172M, Lake Charles, LA, Substantial damage. Heavy rain clogged paper air filter. Eng would not develop pwr aft downdrafts forced a/c blw gs.

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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