# NTSB FTW76DPG94: Cessna 172, N7468A, Augusta, AR, August 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1976
- Place: Augusta, AR · AUGUSTA, AR
- Location: 35.2865° N, 91.3609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Augusta, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2865&lon=-91.3609&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154971
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPG94
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG94

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7468A-2013-04-11), registration cancelled 2013-04-11, S/N 29568, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mary Stanley

## 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 19760805022519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760805022519A), Aug 5, 1976: Cessna 172, Augusta, AR, Substantial damage. Sandy runway overrun.

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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