- Date
- April 2, 1978
- Place
- West Helena, AR · WEST HELENA, AR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2049YCessna 172D
- Status
- Completed · report May 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780402007379A
- Case key
- 142647
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0540 78/4/2 WEST HELENA,AR CESSNA 172D CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 100 TIME - 1500 N2049Y PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - THOMPSON-ROBBINS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST HELENA,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2049Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 172D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Thompson-Robbins
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2049Y · 1
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