Cessna 162 accident near Conway, Arkansas, March 4, 2017
On March 4, 2017, a 2011 Cessna 162, registered N3028G, was involved in an accident during standing (engine(s) operating) near Conway, Arkansas (Cantrell Field Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured; 1 other was unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to shut down the engine before exiting the airplane and his failure to focus his attention on the task at hand, which led to his walking into a rotating propeller.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 4, 2017 · cases in 2017
- Place
- Conway, Arkansas · Cantrell Field Airport · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured; 1 other was unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 162, built 2011 · all 162s on the register
- Registration
- N3028G · registry record · serial 16200095
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot was conducting a local personal flight. The pilot said he developed "unnecessary anxiety" and hurried his landing due to approaching traffic. He failed to brake aggressively and, as a result, was unable to turn in time to exit the runway. The airplane rolled off the taxiway and became bogged down in the wet grass from a previous rain. Instead of shutting the engine off, the pilot closed the throttle to idle, exited the airplane, and tried to push the airplane with the left strut. "Without thinking," the pilot walked toward the nosewheel to inspect the airplane and walked into the rotating propeller.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- AC/prop/rotor contact w person during standing (engine(s) operating) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- cause Personnel issues › Psychological › Attention/monitoring › Task monitoring/vigilance › Pilot
- cause Personnel issues › Action/decision › Action › Lack of action › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: sport pilot, student
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 35 hours in all; 15 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: None
- Seat: none
- Injury: serious injuries
The aircraft
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-D (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Toadsuck Sport Aviation, LLC
The flight
- Departed from: KCXW Conway AR
- Destination: KCXW Conway AR
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 22, 5,500 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 290° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 21°F (-6°C)
- Altimeter: 30.39 inHg
- Observation at 11:53 pm from KLIT, 23 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
1 document, released by the NTSB on April 18, 2017. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Statement of Nate Jacob, Pilot | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Other NTSB records under N3028G the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N3028G on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Cessna 162 175 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,682 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Continental O-200-D 210 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Conway Regional · nearest airport
- Accidents and incidents in Arkansas 1,582 since 1982 · 177 in the last ten years
- Arkansas 3,494 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N3028G 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CEN17CA116.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.