# Accident 19840709031079A: Cessna 337G, Hickory Ridge, AR, July 9, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1984, 16:00 local time
- Place: Hickory Ridge, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3993° N, 90.9901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3993&lon=-90.9901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72439, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72439-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337G (registry code 2075730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337G
- Reported engine: CONT IO360G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 241 total, 66 in this make and model, 204 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840709031079A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON LAST 1200 FEET PAVED PORTION OF RUNWAY. REALIZED MISTAKE, TRIED TO GO AROUND. HIT A POWERPOLE AND DITCH.

## 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 MKC84LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA208), Jul 9, 1984: Cessna 337G (N72439), Hickory Ridge, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N72439 (1)

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

- [Incident 19791126046759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791126046759I), Nov 26, 1979: Cessna 337G (N72439), Evansville, IN, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Warning horn inop. Pilot heard gear go down. No bfr on pilot and expired medical.

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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