FTW72DPG63

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Blytheville, AR · March 9, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 9, 1972
Place
Blytheville, AR · BLYTHEVILLE, AR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5862RCessna 172
Status
Completed · report February 1, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166411

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NTSB brief

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

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1444   72/3/9    BLYTHEVILLE,ARK     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1515                    N5862R              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLYTHEVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOT SPRINGS,ARK             BLYTHEVILLE,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- ACFT RAN OFF RWY INTO SOFT GRND.

Aircraft

Registration
N5862R
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Blytheville Muni

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.