# NTSB FTW67D0661: Cessna 172, N8626B, Van Buren, AR, May 26, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1967
- Place: Van Buren, AR · VAN BUREN, AR
- Location: 35.4512° N, 94.3540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Buren, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4512&lon=-94.3540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116494
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0661
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0661

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1732  67/5/26    VAN BUREN,ARK       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N8626B              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8626B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8626B-1996-07-19), registration cancelled 1996-07-19, S/N 36326 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: White

## Other investigations on N8626B (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 CHI96LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA100), Mar 2, 1996: Cessna 172 (N8626B), Ankeny, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's poor judgment in attempting flight operations in the existing wind condition, and the high gusting wind.

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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