# Accident 19790720017429A: Cessna 340CESSNA, Flippin, AR, July 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1979, 11:55 local time
- Place: Flippin, AR
- Airport: Flippin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2773° N, 92.5935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flippin, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2773&lon=-92.5935&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5931M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5931M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340 (registry code 2076404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,898 total, 198 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPG67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG67) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790720017429A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING, PILOT STARTED A 180 DEGREE TURN ON RUNWAY AND GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 FTW79DPG67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG67), Jul 20, 1979: Cessna 340 (N5931M), Flippin, 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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