# NTSB FTW74FPG04: Cessna 172I, N35555, Mena, AR, July 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1973
- Place: Mena, AR · MENA, AR
- Location: 34.5826° N, 94.2365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mena, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5826&lon=-94.2365&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189773
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FPG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1565  73/7/21    MENA,ARK            CESSNA 172I         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 0050                    N35555              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MENA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ROLLA,MO                    MENA,ARK                     MUSKOGEE,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        REMARKS- PLT BECAME LOST TWICE ENROUTE TO MENA.TOUCH DWN ABT 2200 FT ON 3800 FT RWY.NO BRAKE MALFUNCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35555](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35555-2010-12-22), registration cancelled 2010-12-22, S/N 17256832, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mena

## 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 19730721020899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730721020899A), Jul 21, 1973: Cessna 172I, Mena, AR, Substantial damage. Plt became lost twice enroute to Mena. Touch dwn abt 2200 ft on 3800 ft rwy. No brake malfunction.

## Other investigations on N35555 (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 MKC77FCA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCA24), Jun 5, 1977: Cessna 172 (N35555), South Argyle, MO, 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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