# NTSB FTW70D0146: Cessna 180, N76F, Helena, AR, August 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1969
- Place: Helena, AR · HELENA, AR
- Location: 34.5295° N, 90.5918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Helena, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5295&lon=-90.5918&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163040
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70D0146
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0146

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3573  69/8/12    HELENA,ARK          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 900
        TIME - 0840                    N76F                PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARKANSAS GRAIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,TENN                HELENA,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK UNMARKED PWR LINES LOCATED ABOVE APCH END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76F-1978-05-31), registration cancelled 1978-05-31, S/N 50504 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (registry code 2072606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arkansas Grain

## Other investigations on N76F (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 MIA76FKG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG45), Feb 29, 1976: Cessna 180 (N76F), Jefferson, GA, 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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