# NTSB FTW79DPG22: Cessna 150, N2594J, Arkadelphia, AR, March 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1979
- Place: Arkadelphia, AR · ARKADELPHIA, AR
- Location: 34.1274° N, 93.0709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arkadelphia, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1274&lon=-93.0709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137844
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DPG22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0259   79/3/7    ARKADELPHIA,AR      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N2594J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARKADELPHIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WALNUT RIDGE,AR             ARKADELPHIA,AR
        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
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          315                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- OPEN TRENCH ALONG RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2594J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2594J-2012-09-18), registration cancelled 2012-09-18, S/N 15061094, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arkadelphia

## 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 19790307004279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790307004279A), Mar 7, 1979: Cessna 150, Arkadelphia, AR, Substantial damage. Student pilot ran off side of runway while landing in strong cross wind,struck ditch, nosed over.

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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