Cessna 172A N6839X
17 February 1974 · Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 February 1974 at about 13:40 local time, a Cessna 172A registered N6839X was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Anthony Island
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172A
- Registration
- N6839X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0521
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FLOAT EQUIPPED.LNDD NOSE LOW.IP FAILED TO TAKE CONTROLS IN TIME TO PREVENT NOSEOVER.ACFT SANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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