# Accident 19770720019279A: Cessna 411A, Paragould, AR, July 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1977
- Place: Paragould, AR
- Airport: Paragould Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 36.0584° N, 90.4973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paragould, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0584&lon=-90.4973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3253R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3253R-2025-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 411A (registry code 2075904, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,654 total, 0 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FPG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPG69) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770720019279A

## Narrative

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

2800FT AVAILABLE,3000FT REQD FOR TKOF AT 2500FT DENS ALT.

## 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 FTW77FPG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPG69), Jul 20, 1977: Cessna 411 (N3253R), Paragould, AR, substantial damage

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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