# NTSB FTW67D0130: Cessna 172, N8340U, Bull Shoals, AR, August 3, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1966
- Place: Bull Shoals, AR · BULL SHOALS, AR
- Location: 36.3739° N, 92.5913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bull Shoals, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3739&lon=-92.5913&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122101
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0130
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0130

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2052   66/8/3    BULL SHOALS ARK     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N8340U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GASTON AIRSTRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8340U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gaston Airstrip

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.

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