# NTSB FTW79DPG78: Cessna 172N, N2754E, Crossett, AR, August 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1979
- Place: Crossett, AR · CROSSETT, AR
- Location: 33.1228° N, 91.9577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crossett, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1228&lon=-91.9577&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135061
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DPG78
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG78

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1512  79/8/24    CROSSETT,AR         CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N2754E              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CROSSETT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEXARKANA,AR                CROSSETT,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2754E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2754E), registered now, S/N 17271315, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crossett

## 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 19790824020339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790824020339A), Aug 24, 1979: Cessna 172N, Crossett, AR, Substantial damage. Student pilot over controlled aircraft on base leg for airport runway. Landed in adjacent bean field.

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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