# NTSB FTW78FPG72: Cessna 337, N2646S, Marshall, AR, August 3, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1978
- Place: Marshall, AR · MARSHALL, AR
- Location: 35.9085° N, 92.6465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marshall, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9085&lon=-92.6465&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139909
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FPG72
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPG72

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1790   78/8/3    MARSHALL,AR         CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 195
        TIME - 1500                    N2646S              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 139 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEARCY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARSHALL,AR                 LITTLE ROCK,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        REMARKS- SHORT FIELD TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2646S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Searcy County

## 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 19780803020049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780803020049A), Aug 3, 1978: Cessna 337C, Marshall,Ar, AR, Substantial damage. Short field tkof.

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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