# Accident 19740330007039A: Cessna 172F, Blytheville, AR, March 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1974
- Place: Blytheville, AR
- Airport: Blytheville Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 35.9341° N, 89.9050° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blytheville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9341&lon=-89.9050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5159F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5159F-1982-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 12 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DPG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPG51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740330007039A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTS TO 24 KTS.PREV GRND LOOPED ON LDG DUE WIND,NO DMG.

## 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 FTW74DPG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPG51), Mar 30, 1974: Cessna 172F (N5159F), Blytheville, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5159F (1)

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

- [Accident 19770625017749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770625017749A), Jun 25, 1977: Cessna 172F (N5159F), Plymouth, IN, Substantial damage. ELT improperly installed. Collided with power lines and guide wires. Flaps full down on go-around.

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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