# NTSB FTW76FPH06: Cessna 172, N6800A, Ola, AR, August 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1976
- Place: Ola, AR · OLA, AR
- Location: 35.0314° N, 93.2240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ola, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0314&lon=-93.2240&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155337
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FPH06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPH06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2565  76/8/27    OLA,AR              CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 198
        TIME - 2100                    N6800A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MUSKOGEE,OK                 HOT SPRINGS,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3900
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                       90
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- LNDD ON HWY,HIT TELFON WIRE.DRG TKOF FOLLOWING DAY HIT TWO ROAD SIGNS CAUSING FURTHER DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6800A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6800A), registered now, S/N 28900, 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

## 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 19760827028079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760827028079A), Aug 27, 1976: Cessna 172, Ola, AR, Substantial damage. Lndd on hwy,hit telfon wire. Drg tkof following day hit two road signs causing further dmg.

## Other investigations on N6800A (2)

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.

- [NTSB FTW78FPM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPM07), Apr 8, 1978: Cessna 172 (N6800A), Muskogee, OK, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC68D0187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0187), Sep 15, 1967: Cessna 172 (N6800A), Corydon, IA, 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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