# NTSB FTW74FPG15: Cessna 182, N91976, Arkadelphia, AR, August 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1973
- Place: Arkadelphia, AR · ARKADELPHIA, AR
- Location: 34.1274° N, 93.0709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arkadelphia, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1274&lon=-93.0709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189310
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FPG15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPG15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2345  73/8/26    ARKADELPHIA,ARK     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 810
        TIME - 1300                    N91976              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARKADEPHIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLE ROCK,ARK             ARKADELPHIA,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- HARD LDG NOSE WHEEL FIRST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91976](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91976), registered now, S/N 18259975, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (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: Arkadephia

## 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 19730826026939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730826026939A), Aug 26, 1973: Cessna 182M, Arkadelphia, AR, Substantial damage. Hard ldg nose wheel first.

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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