# NTSB FTW76DPG96: Cessna 172, N46048, Centerville, AR, August 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1976
- Place: Centerville, AR · CENTERVILLE, AR
- Location: 35.1157° N, 93.1715° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centerville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1157&lon=-93.1715&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154978
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPG96
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG96

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2049  76/8/15    CENTERVILLE,AR      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 129
        TIME - 1000                    N46048              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PASSMORE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CENTERVILLE,AR              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- USED SHORT RWY. HIT BRUSH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46048](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46048-1977-07-07), registration cancelled 1977-07-07, S/N 17257011, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Passmore

## 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 19760815025379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760815025379A), Aug 15, 1976: Cessna 172I, Centerville, AR, Substantial damage. Used short rwy. Hit brush.

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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