# NTSB FTW77DPG52: Cessna 182, N6579M, Waldron, AR, June 24, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1977
- Place: Waldron, AR · WALDRON, AR
- Location: 34.9033° N, 94.0948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waldron, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9033&lon=-94.0948&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158174
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DPG52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1188  77/6/24    WALDRON,AR          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 296
        TIME - 1330                    N6579M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALDON MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEOSHO,OK                   WALDRON,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6579M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6579M-2015-07-13), registration cancelled 2015-07-13, S/N 18263763, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (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
- Airport: Waldon Municipal

## 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 19770624015909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770624015909A), Jun 24, 1977: Cessna 182P, Waldron, AR, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6579M (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 ERA15FA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA204), May 3, 2015: Cessna 182 (N6579M), Mulberry, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to recover from a controlled descent for reasons that could not be determined during the postaccident investigation.
- [NTSB FTW78DPG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG13), Jan 17, 1978: Cessna 182P (N6579M), Waldron, AR, destroyed

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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