# NTSB FTW77DPG08: Cessna 170B, N8351A, Rogers, AR, November 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1976
- Place: Rogers, AR · ROGERS, AR
- Location: 36.3320° N, 94.1185° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rogers, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3320&lon=-94.1185&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155917
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DPG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3242  76/11/20 NR.ROGERS,AR          CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1150                    N8351A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 36, 680 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            17 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOST BRIDGE VILLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAST ST.LOUIS,MO           ROGERS,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- STOP PIN MISSING FROM SEAT TRK ALLOWING SEAT TO SLID FORWARD OFF TRKS AND TILT REARWARD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8351A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8351A-1976-12-10), registration cancelled 1976-12-10, S/N 25203, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lost Bridge Villa

## 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 19761120036299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761120036299A), Nov 20, 1976: Cessna 170B, Rogers, AR, Destroyed. Stop pin missing from seat trk allowing seat to slid forward off trks and tilt rearward

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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