# NTSB FTW70FPG10: Cessna 120, N72293, Dumas, AR, March 14, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1970
- Place: Dumas, AR · DUMAS, AR
- Location: 33.8834° N, 91.4856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dumas, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8834&lon=-91.4856&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137604
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70FPG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FPG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1162  70/3/14    DUMAS,ARK           CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1035
        TIME - 0930                    N72293              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAYWIRE FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATSON,ARK                  DUMAS,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
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- STRUCK PHONE WIRES OVER STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N72293 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Haywire Farm

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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