# NTSB FTW69F0223: Cessna 177, N2899X, Jonesboro, AR, September 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1968
- Place: Jonesboro, AR · JONESBORO, AR
- Location: 35.8423° N, 90.7043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jonesboro, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8423&lon=-90.7043&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108286
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0223
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0223

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3177  68/9/28    JONESBORO,ARK       CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 61, 4000
        TIME - 1445                    N2899X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2899X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2899X-1993-09-20), registration cancelled 1993-09-20, S/N 17700299 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farville

## Other investigations on N2899X (3)

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 SEA93LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA079), Mar 18, 1993: Cessna 177 (N2899X), Buena, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE CROSSWINDS AND THE FENCE.
- [NTSB SEA83LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA123), Jun 14, 1983: Cessna 177 (N2899X), Hood River, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79DPD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPD38), Aug 29, 1979: Cessna 177 (N2899X), Ft Worth, TX, substantial damage

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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