- Date
- August 5, 1976
- Place
- Augusta, AR · AUGUSTA, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7468ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760805022519A
- Case key
- 154971
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2043 76/8/5 AUGUSTA,AR CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 93 TOTAL TIME - 1000 N7468A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 88 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARY STANLEY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: VOR RECEIVERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SANDY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SMOKE IN COCKPIT REMARKS- SANDY RUNWAY OVERRUN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7468A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mary Stanley
N7468ARegistration cancelled Apr 11, 2013 · Cessna 172Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.