# NTSB FTW76DPG56: Cessna 172, N19870, Bald Knob, AR, May 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1976
- Place: Bald Knob, AR · BALD KNOB, AR
- Location: 35.3125° N, 91.5713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bald Knob, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3125&lon=-91.5713&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153979
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPG56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1435  76/5/25    BALD KNOB,AR        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 2000                    N19870              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BALD KNOB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWPORT,AR                  BALD KNOB,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LND IN TALL HAY FLD. ATTMPTD GO ARND,THEN ABORTED. HIT FENCE & TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19870](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19870-1977-04-26), registration cancelled 1977-04-26, S/N 17260821 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bald Knob

## 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 19760525014259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760525014259A), May 25, 1976: Cessna 172M, Bald Knob, AR, Substantial damage. Lnd in tall hay fld. Attmptd go arnd,then aborted. Hit fence & trees.

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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