# NTSB FTW78FPG11: Cessna 170A, N9074A, Heber Springs, AR, December 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1977
- Place: Heber Springs, AR · HEBER SPRINGS, AR
- Location: 35.4996° N, 92.0293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Heber Springs, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4996&lon=-92.0293&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144410
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FPG11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPG11

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9074A-1978-02-06), registration cancelled 1978-02-06, S/N 18833, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Heber Springs

## 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 19771221038889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771221038889A), Dec 21, 1977: Cessna 170A, Heber Springs, AR, Destroyed. Pilot overshot runway turning final

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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