# NTSB FTW79DPG16: Cessna 152, N714TN, Mcgehee, AR, February 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1979
- Place: Mcgehee, AR · MCGEHEE, AR
- Location: 33.6278° N, 91.3950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGehee, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6278&lon=-91.3950&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138238
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DPG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0024   79/2/1    MCGEHEE,AR          CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N714TN              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MC GEHEE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCGEHEE,AR                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N714TN](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714TN-1986-08-28), registration cancelled 1986-08-28, S/N 15279421 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mc Gehee Muni

## 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 19790201002009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790201002009A), Feb 1, 1979: Cessna 152, Mc Gehee, AR, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control on landing. Aircraft ran off side of runway and over turned in ditch.

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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