# NTSB FTW72FPG70: Cessna 172, N4116L, Ashdown, AR, April 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1972
- Place: Ashdown, AR · ASHDOWN, AR
- Location: 33.6745° N, 94.1266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashdown, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6745&lon=-94.1266&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166122
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FPG70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPG70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4116L), registered now, S/N 17254185, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ashdown Muni

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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