# NTSB LAX67D0155: Cessna 172, N5932R, Sonoita, AZ, October 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1966
- Place: Sonoita, AZ · SONOITA, AZ
- Location: 31.6656° N, 110.6391° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sonoita, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6656&lon=-110.6391&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120853
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0155
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0155

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3313   66/10/2   SONOITA ARIZ        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 382
        TIME - 1745                    N5932R              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THURBER RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SHORT UNIMPROVED PRIVATE STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5932R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5932R-2019-12-10), registration cancelled 2019-12-10, S/N 17253601, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Thurber Ranch

## Other investigations on N5932R (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN67D0027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0027), Jun 28, 1966: Cessna 172G (N5932R), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed

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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