# NTSB FTW70F0367: Cessna 172H, N2420L, Tyronza, AR, December 7, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1969
- Place: Tyronza, AR · TYRONZA, AR
- Location: 35.4868° N, 90.3560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tyronza, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4868&lon=-90.3560&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144882
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0367
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0367

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4493   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2420L-1974-02-19), registration cancelled 1974-02-19, S/N 17255620 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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