# NTSB FTW67F0453: Cessna 172, N7979B, Carlisle, AR, February 14, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1967
- Place: Carlisle, AR · CARLISLE, AR
- Location: 34.7954° N, 91.7405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlisle, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7954&lon=-91.7405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118972
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0453
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0453

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0498  67/2/14    CARLISLE,ARK        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 602
        TIME - 1250                    N7979B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARLISLE MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- WIND FRM 170 DEGS 15 KTS GSTNG TO 22.PLT TOOK.OFF RNWY 27. RNWY 18 WAS AVAILABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7979B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7979B-1991-04-30), registration cancelled 1991-04-30, S/N 29779 (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: Carlisle Muni.

## Other investigations on N7979B (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 DEN85LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA100), Mar 19, 1985: Cessna 172 (N7979B), Wesbter, SD, destroyed

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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