# Accident 19780413007479A: Cessna 172M, Forrest City, AR, April 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1978
- Place: Forrest City, AR
- Airport: Brewington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.0136° N, 90.7932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forrest City, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0136&lon=-90.7932&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20275, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20275-2017-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 50 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FPG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPG24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780413007479A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTS TO 20KTS.

## 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 FTW78FPG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPG24), Apr 13, 1978: Cessna 172 (N20275), Forrest City, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N20275 (1)

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

- [Accident 20090122000419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090122000419A), Jan 22, 2009: Cessna 172M (N20275), North Little R, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On 01/22/2009, 1500 hrs aircraft N20275, CE-172M, departed VFR batesville ar (bvx) in route to benton ar (suz) with [privacy data omitted], pvt. Pilot…

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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