# NTSB MKC84LA149: Cessna 172, N6297E, Hardy, AR, May 27, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 27, 1984, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Hardy, AR
- Coordinates: 36.320381, -91.479064 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3204&lon=-91.4791&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33689
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC84LA149
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33689/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA149

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight encounter with weather, cruise - normal
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - weather forecast - disregarded, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total instrument time, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - flight into known adverse weather - initiated, pilot in command (cause)
  - self-induced pressure, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - preflight briefing service - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Forced landing, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - precautionary landing - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING AN OFF ARPT PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE PLT RECEIVED A WX BRIEFING THAT FORECASTED LOW CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES ALONG HIS ROUTE. THE PLT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE FLT. DURING THE FLT HE ENCOUNTERED FOG. HE MADE A 180 AND ENCOUNTERED RAIN AND LOW FOG. HE ELECTED TO MAKE AN OFF ARPT LANDING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6297E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 46397
- Airframe hours: 4478
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Patrick Stuart
- Registered owner: William D. Lovelace
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: JBR, JONESBORO, AR
- Destination: 1H5, WILLOW SPRINGS, MO

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 266 total, 110 in this make and model, 234 as pilot in command, 38 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,800 ft broken
- Temperature: 9 °F

## 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 19840527034559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840527034559A), May 27, 1984: Cessna 172, Hardy, AR, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during a precautionary landing because of lowering weather conditions.

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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