# Accident 20010106001689A: Cessna 172, Pine Bluff, AR, January 6, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2001, 11:40 local time
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2103° N, 92.0108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2103&lon=-92.0108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8984B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8984B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010106001689A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 FTW01LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA064), Jan 6, 2001: Cessna 172 (N8984B), Pine Bluff, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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.

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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