# Accident 19760511014059A: Cessna 172, Dyess, AR, May 11, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1976
- Place: Dyess, AR
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 35.5893° N, 90.2133° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dyess, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5893&lon=-90.2133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5187A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5187A-1976-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76AF094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760511014059A

## Narrative

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

HIT UNMARKED PWR LINE 40FT AGL LOCATED 100FT SHORT OF RWY. STRIP OWNED BY PLTS FAMILY.

## 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 FTW76AF094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF094), May 11, 1976: Cessna 172 (N5187A), Dyess, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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