# NTSB SEA69F0126: Cessna 172G, N5784R, Canyon City, OR, September 7, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1968
- Place: Canyon City, OR · CANYON CITY, OR
- Location: 44.3930° N, 118.9495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canyon City, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3930&lon=-118.9495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107426
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69F0126
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69F0126

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3910   68/9/7    CANYON CITY,OREG    CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 103
        TIME - 1620                    N5784R              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - A BAR L RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5784R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5784R-1970-06-08), registration cancelled 1970-06-08, S/N 17253453 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: A Bar L Ranch

## Other investigations on N5784R (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 SEA67F0083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0083), Jul 3, 1966: Cessna 172 (N5784R), Madras, OR, substantial damage

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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