# Accident 19970615046449A: Cessna 172N, Greenbrier, AR, June 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1997, 09:30 local time
- Place: Greenbrier, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2290° N, 92.3836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenbrier, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2290&lon=-92.3836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738YG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738YG-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97FA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970615046449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO ONE SIDE AND NOSE DIVED TO GROUND.

## 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 FTW97FA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA221), Jun 15, 1997: Cessna 172N (N738YG), Greenbrier, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a low altitude maneuver. Factors were the pilot's lack of total experience in the type of operation and inadequate training by the company…

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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