# Accident 19780402007379A: Cessna 172D, West Helena, AR, April 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1978
- Place: West Helena, AR
- Airport: Thompson-Robbins
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 34.5765° N, 90.6759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at THOMPSON-ROBBINS (HEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5765&lon=-90.6759&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2049Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2049Y-1981-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780402007379A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW78FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA037), Apr 2, 1978: Cessna 172D (N2049Y), West Helena, AR, destroyed, 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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