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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Ashdown, AR · April 24, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 24, 1972
Place
Ashdown, AR · ASHDOWN, AR
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N4116LCessna 172
Status
Completed · report February 13, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166122

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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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3-1773  72/4/24    ASHDOWN,ARK         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N4116L              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  AGE 32, 1192 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            112 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHDOWN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHDOWN,ARK                 DARDANELLE,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N4116L
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ashdown 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.