# NTSB FTW81DPG09: Cessna 172H, N1442F, Fordyce, AR, January 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1981
- Place: Fordyce, AR · FORDYCE, AR
- Location: 33.8182° N, 92.4170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fordyce, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8182&lon=-92.4170&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127197
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DPG09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0075  81/1/29    FORDYCE,AR          CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 0850                    N1442F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORDYCE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUMAS,AR                    HOLLIS,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       50
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          300                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1442F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1442F-1984-07-03), registration cancelled 1984-07-03, S/N 17254937 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fordyce 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 19810129002159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810129002159A), Jan 29, 1981: Cessna 172H, Fordyce, AR, Substantial damage. Ballooned on level-off for landing. Airplane stalled, struck runway nose down.

## Other investigations on N1442F (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW71FQG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FQG32), Sep 12, 1970: Cessna 172H (N1442F), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage

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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