# NTSB FTW76DPH09: Cessna 180, N3468Y, Walnut Ridge, AR, September 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1976
- Place: Walnut Ridge, AR · WALNUT RIDGE, AR
- Location: 36.0848° N, 90.9468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walnut Ridge, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0848&lon=-90.9468&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155827
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPH09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPH09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2831   76/9/3    WALNUT RIDGE,AR     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1051
        TIME - 0930                    N3468Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 825 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORNING,AR                  WALNUT RIDGE,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LNDD SHORT OF DEST ON DIRT RD BECAUSE OF WX. ATTEMPTED SHORT FLD TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3468Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3468Y), registered now, S/N 18051968, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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

## 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 19760903030789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760903030789A), Sep 3, 1976: Cessna 180H, Walnut Ridge, AR, Substantial damage. Lndd short of dest on dirt rd because of wx. Attempted short fld tkof.

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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