FTW70F0367

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172H · Tyronza, AR · December 7, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 7, 1969
Place
Tyronza, AR · TYRONZA, AR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2420LCessna 172H
Status
Completed · report May 26, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
144882

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4493   69/12/7   TYRONZA,ARK         CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 34, 320
        TIME - 1200                    N2420L              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OSCEOLA,KANS                FORREST CITY,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N2420L
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.