# NTSB FTW73FPG57: Cessna 170A, N8043A, Conway, AR, June 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1973
- Place: Conway, AR · CONWAY, AR
- Location: 35.0887° N, 92.4421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Conway, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0887&lon=-92.4421&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FPG57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPG57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1352  73/6/10    CONWAY,ARK          CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 180
        TIME - 1415                    N8043A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONWAY MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONWAY,ARK                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DRG TAKEOFF ROLL ACFT WENT OFF THE RWY TO THE L.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8043A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8043A-2013-05-13), registration cancelled 2013-05-13, S/N 20895, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Conway Mun

## 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 19730610015649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730610015649A), Jun 10, 1973: Cessna 170B, Conway, AR, Substantial damage. Drg takeoff roll acft went off the rwy to the l.

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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