# Accident 19830828044559A: Cessna LC126C, Sheridan, AR, August 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1983, 11:30 local time
- Place: Sheridan, AR
- Airport: Sheridan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2998° N, 92.4008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2998&lon=-92.4008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6894D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6894D-2025-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna LC-126C (registry code 2073108, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-lc-126c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755A series (registry code 35006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA LC126C
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,024 total, 560 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA401) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830828044559A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE HARD LANDING AND THEN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING.

## 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 FTW83LA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA401), Aug 28, 1983: Cessna 195 (N6894D), Sheridan, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6894D (1)

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

- [Incident 19870904062099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870904062099I), Sep 4, 1987: Cessna LC126C (N6894D), Shreveport, LA, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed on the landing roll. Strut broke near attach point.

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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