- Date
- August 18, 1973
- Place
- West Memphis, AR · WEST MEMPHIS, AR
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7598XCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730818026389A
- Case key
- 189399
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2139 73/8/18 WEST MEMPHIS,ARK CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 38, TIME - 1930 N7598X PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 50 TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WAVERLY AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST MEMPHIS,ARK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- STUDENT PLT CERT EXPIRED 1967.TOOK OFF WITH LESS FUEL THAN ACFT PLACARD STATES REQ FOR TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7598X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Waverly Airpark
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Other investigations on N7598X · 1
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