NTSB FTW94LA111 — 1994-03-18 · FLIPPIN, Arkansas, United States

Current FAA registration · N6654H

Make / Model: CESSNA 172M
Year of manufacture: 1975 · 19 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19750701
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A8C9B8

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N6654H Cessna 172M None

Probable cause & findings

THE STUDENT PILOT'S PREMATURE FLARE AND THE RESULTANT INADVERTENT STALL.

Factual narrative

On March 18, 1994, at 0810 central standard time, a Cessna 172M, N6654H, was substantially damaged during landing near Flippin, Arkansas. The student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the solo instructional flight. In his Pilot/Operator Report and in an interview with a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the pilot stated that on approach he initiated the flare too high and "stalled above the runway." The stall resulted in a "hard landing" damaging the airframe and fire wall. THE STUDENT PILOT FLARED TOO HIGH AND STALLED THE AIRPLANE ABOVE THE THRESHOLD. SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED HARD DAMAGING THE AIRFRAME AND FIREWALL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1994_FTW94LA111.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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