# NTSB FTW77FPG46: Cessna 172, N6774A, Pocahontas, AR, June 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1977
- Place: Pocahontas, AR · POCAHONTAS, AR
- Location: 36.2634° N, 90.9712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pocahontas, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2634&lon=-90.9712&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158175
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FPG46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPG46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1189  77/6/17    POCAHONTAS,AR       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 400
        TIME - 0615                    N6774A              PX-  0  2  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMPBELL,MO                 BENTONVILLE,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       80
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          225                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- INTNTL STALL IN TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6774A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6774A-1977-11-30), registration cancelled 1977-11-30, S/N 28874 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770617015809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770617015809A), Jun 17, 1977: Cessna 172, Pocahontas, AR, Substantial damage. Intntl stall in trees.

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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