20010106001689A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Pine Bluff, AR · January 6, 2001

Date: January 6, 2001 · 11:40 local
Place: Pine Bluff, AR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8984B
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW01LA064
Reported as: Cessna 172

N8984BRegistered now · Cessna 172S/N 36684 · Built 1958 Airframe modelCessna 172 Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On January 6, 2001 at 1140 CST, a N8984B, a Cessna model 172, registered to a private individual, nosed over in an off airport landing near Pine Bluff, AR. Following a reported power loss. The private pilot and one passenger wewre uninjured. The aircraft incurred substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed for the local pleasure flight. The flight originated at Pine Bluff at 1115 on 01/06/01.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 6, 2001 AT 1140 CST, A N8984B, A CESSNA MODEL 172, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, NOSED OVER IN AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING NEAR PINE BLUFF, AR. FOLLOWING A REPORTED POWER LOSS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WEWRE UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PINE BLUFF AT 1115 ON 01/06/01.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW01LA064Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPine Bluff, ARthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the forced landing on a gravel road. Contributing factors were the pilot's delay in using carburetor heat and the loose gravel.Jan 6, 2001 · Substantial damage