# Accident 19790324005149A: Cessna 172M, Arkadelphia, AR, March 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Arkadelphia, AR
- Airport: Arkadelphia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1274° N, 93.0709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arkadelphia, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1274&lon=-93.0709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12163, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12163-1982-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 24 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790324005149A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 FTW79DPG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG23), Mar 24, 1979: Cessna 172 (N12163), Arkadelphia, 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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