# NTSB FTW73DPG66: Cessna 305, N1175D, Almyra, AR, June 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1973
- Place: Almyra, AR · ALMYRA, AR
- Location: 34.4057° N, 91.4108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Almyra, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4057&lon=-91.4108&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190255
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DPG66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPG66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1563  73/6/28    ALMYRA,ARK          CESSNA 305          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 10000
        TIME - 0900                    N1175D              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVID KNOLL FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALMYRA,ARK                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT
        REMARKS- SEVERAL BRAKE DISC RETAINER CLIPS FOUND IN LINE OF TRAVEL.ABT 300FT GND ROLL ACFT VEERED L.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1175D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1175D-2017-10-27), registration cancelled 2017-10-27, S/N 24001, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305
- Registry model: [Cessna 325](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-325) (registry code 2074802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: David Knoll Farm

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730628019699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730628019699A), Jun 28, 1973: Cessna 325, Almyra, AR, Substantial damage. Several brake disc retainer clips found in line of travel. Abt 300FT gnd roll acft veered l.

## Other investigations on N1175D (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW66F0476](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0476), Jun 15, 1965: Cessna TL-19D (N1175D), Almyra, AR, substantial damage

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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