- Date
- September 2, 1984, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Heber Springs, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N80332Cessna 172 M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840902046249A
- Case key
- 33785
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft ran off the side of the rwy into some brush and a ditch. The plt said the landing seemed normal until she applied the brakes and the acft veered to the right. The lift wheel brake was found to be worn after the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80332
- Reported as
- Cessna 172 M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17266526
- Airframe hours
- 2,340
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William Carlton Dory
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 30, 1983 · 70 hours before
- Departed
- Coy, AR
- Destination
- Heber Springs, AR
- Airport
- Diamond Bluff, runway 24, 2,600 × 60 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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 68 total · 51 in this make and model · 40 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.