# NTSB FTW77DPG16: Cessna 205, N1868Z, Fayetteville, AR, January 2, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1977
- Place: Fayetteville, AR · FAYETTEVILLE, AR
- Location: 36.0626° N, 94.1574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fayetteville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0626&lon=-94.1574&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157016
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DPG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0188   77/1/2    FAYETTEVILLE,AR     CESSNA 205          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 546
        TIME - 1446                    N1868Z              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 408 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DRAKE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGFIELD,MO              DALLAS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          NONE                                                     CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1868Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1868Z), registered now, S/N 205-0068, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 205
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5) (registry code 2073404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (registry code 17044, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Drake Field

## 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 19770102000099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770102000099A), Jan 2, 1977: Cessna 2105, Fayetteville, AR, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1868Z (1)

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 FTW85LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA128), Feb 26, 1985: Cessna 205 (N1868Z), College Station, TX, 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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