# Accident 20180307001569A: Cessna 172C, England, AR, March 7, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2018, 17:00 local time
- Place: England, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4867° N, 91.8656° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4867&lon=-91.8656&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1889Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1889Y-2019-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180307001569A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 7, 2018 AT 1700 CST, A CESSNA CE-172C, N1889Y, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^., HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE DURING THE TAKEOFF AND CLIMBOUT PHASE OF FLIGHT WHILE DEPARTING FROM WALLS AIRSTRIP (1AR1) A PRIVATE USE GRASS STRIP IN ENGLAND, AR.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A COTTON FIELD TO THE NORTH OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, STRUTS, TAIL AND NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE ON-BOARD THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE, ONE A RATED PILOT WAS NOT AT THE CONTROLS AND HE WAS THERE FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUYING THE AIRCRAFT. THE PERSON OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN THE HOLDER OF A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE AND A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL BUT THESE CERTIFICATES BOTH EXPIRED ON 2/28/2018.

## 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 GAA18CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA160), Mar 7, 2018: Cessna 172 (N1889Y), England, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to detect water in the fuel system during the preflight inspection, which resulted in a loss of engine power during departure and a subsequent impact with terrain.

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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