- Date
- July 6, 1984, 20:00 local (Jul 7, 1984, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Colt, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N61625Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840706033119A
- Case key
- 33734
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that he made his final approach to the rwy at 70 mph and the aircraft floated when he flared for touchdown. He continued to state that after acft touched down, insufficient runway remained to stop before overrunning the runway and impacted a dirt bank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61625
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17264683
- Airframe hours
- 860
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Donald W. Devazier
- Registered owner
- Donald W., Devazier
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Colt, AR
- Airport
- Ag Strip, runway 18, 2,600 × ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 705 total · 640 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MEM, 41 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.