# Accident 19730721020899A: Cessna 172I, Mena, AR, July 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1973
- Place: Mena, AR
- Airport: Mena
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 34.5826° N, 94.2365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mena, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5826&lon=-94.2365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35555, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35555-2010-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 29 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FPG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730721020899A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT BECAME LOST TWICE ENROUTE TO MENA.TOUCH DWN ABT 2200 FT ON 3800 FT RWY.NO BRAKE MALFUNCTION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW74FPG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPG04), Jul 21, 1973: Cessna 172I (N35555), Mena, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N35555 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770605013119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770605013119A), Jun 5, 1977: Cessna 172I (N35555), South Argyle, MO, Substantial damage. Blade failed near tip

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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