Cessna 172P accident near Little Rock, Arkansas, December 28, 1992
On December 28, 1992 at about 6:30 pm local time, a Cessna 172P, registered N64943, was substantially damaged in an accident near Little Rock, Arkansas (Adams Field). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 28, 1992 · about 6:30 pm local time
- Place
- Little Rock, Arkansas · Adams Field
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P · all 172Ps on the register
- Registration
- N64943 · registry record · serial 17275657
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE INITIAL ILS WAS FLOWN BY THE STUDENT PILOT RESULTING IN A MISSED APPROACH. A SECOND APPROACH WAS FLOWN BY THE CFI TO RUNWAY 04L. WHEN THE AIRPLANE BROKE OUT THE CFI SAW RUNWAY 36, LANDED LONG, AND OVER RAN THE END COLLIDING WITH A FENCE.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,157 hours in all; 350 in this make and model; 129 in the last 90 days; 76 in the last 30 days; 1,968 as pilot in command; 1,268 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,100 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, December 10, 1992; 25 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,150 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-D25 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Stramel Avn, INC
The flight
- Departed from: ADS Dallas TX at 4:02 pm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 36, 5,124 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 080° at 4 knots
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 46°F (8°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N64943 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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