# NTSB FTW72FPG44: Cessna 172, N84805, El Dorado, AR, October 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1971
- Place: El Dorado, AR · EL DORADO, AR
- Location: 33.2190° N, 92.6641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Dorado, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2190&lon=-92.6641&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164340
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FPG44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPG44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3854   71/10/7   EL DORADO,ARK       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 355
        TIME - 1300                    N84805              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL DORADO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL DORADO,ARK               LITTLE ROCK,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- PLT ABORTED DNWND TKOF,WENT OFF END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84805](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84805-2013-03-07), registration cancelled 2013-03-07, S/N 17258619, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: El Dorado

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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