# NTSB FTW76FPG47: Cessna 172, N8697B, Brinkley, AR, April 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1976
- Place: Brinkley, AR · BRINKLEY, AR
- Location: 34.8897° N, 91.1899° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brinkley, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8897&lon=-91.1899&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FPG47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPG47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0904  76/4/26    BRINKLEY,AR         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 600
        TIME - 1430                    N8697B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLARKESDALE,MS              DES ARC,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8697B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8697B), registered now, S/N 36397, built 1957 (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

## 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 19760426010059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760426010059A), Apr 26, 1976: Cessna 172, Brinkley, AR, Substantial damage

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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