- Date
- December 21, 1977
- Place
- Heber Springs, AR · HEBER SPRINGS, AR
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9074ACessna 170A
- Status
- Completed · report January 18, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771221038889A
- Case key
- 144410
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3760 77/12/21 HEBER SPRINGS,AR CESSNA 170A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 18, 209 TIME - 0730 N9074A PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HEBER SPRINGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLLEGEDALE,TN HEBER SPRINGS,AR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING STALL: MUSH LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PILOT OVERSHOT RUNWAY TURNING FINAL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9074A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Heber Springs
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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