# NTSB FTW67D0237: Cessna 172, N6942X, Berryville, AR, September 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1966
- Place: Berryville, AR · BERRYVILLE, AR
- Location: 36.3703° N, 93.5683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berryville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3703&lon=-93.5683&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121259
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0237
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0237

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2828  66/9/24    BERRYVILLE ARK      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 700
        TIME - 1700                    N6942X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERRYVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- LOOSE GRAVEL ON RUNWAY HINDERED BRAKING ACTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6942X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6942X-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N 17247842, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Berryville

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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