# NTSB FTW81FA059: Cessna 172P, N52710, Lake Charles, LA, March 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1981
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126466
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FA059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0778  81/3/27  NR.LAKE CHARLES,LA    CESSNA 172P         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N52710              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            AGE 26, 693 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            364 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE CHARLES,LA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52710](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52710-1984-06-06), registration cancelled 1984-06-06, S/N 17274589 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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 19810327012879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810327012879A), Mar 27, 1981: Cessna 172P, Lake Charles, LA, Destroyed. Aircraft was observed making sharp turn and pull-up into stall and spin during pipeline patrol.

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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