# NTSB FTW68D0510: Cessna 172, N6926X, Barton, AR, March 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1968
- Place: Barton, AR · BARTON, AR
- Location: 34.5476° N, 90.7682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barton, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5476&lon=-90.7682&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0510
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0510

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4950  68/3/16    BARTON,ARK          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 119
        TIME - 1300                    N6926X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALMER JONES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          W HELENA,ARK                BARTON,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- VEERED OFF RWY,HIT WTR TNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6926X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6926X-2003-07-15), registration cancelled 2003-07-15, S/N 17247826, 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: Palmer Jones

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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