Cessna T303 accident near Rogers, AR
On November 26, 1993, a Cessna T303 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Rogers, AR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 26, 1993
- Place
- Rogers, AR
- Aircraft
- Cessna T303 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.330°N, 94.130°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13730
Official records · FTW94FA038
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 25, 1993, at 1804 central standard time, a Cessna T303, N2297C, was destroyed during approach to the Rogers Municipal Airport/Carter Field (ROG), near Rogers, Arkansas. The instrument rated private pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. Dark night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight. According to air traffic control, the airplane departed from the Arlington Municipal Airport (F54), near Arlington, Texas, at 1606 on an IFR flight plan, with the Rogers Municipal Airport as its destination. No anomalies were reported during the climb to the assigned altitude of 7,000 feet nor with the cruise portion of the flight. Approaching the destination airport, the airplane established contact with Fayetteville Approach Control at 1740 on the 200 degree radial at 46 miles and was later cleared for the ILS approach to runway 19 at 1750. At 1754,(12 DME from Carter NDB) the pilot requested 3,000 feet, and was assigned 3,100 feet. At 1757, the pilot reported cancelling IFR and descending for runway 01. Several witnesses either observed or heard the airplane during the approach. All of the witnesses concurred that sleet and freezing rain were falling at the time of the accident, and that visibilities were less than one mile. The witnesses also concurred that the "airplane appeared to be operating at a very high power setting and moving at a very slow rate." N2297C was the only airplane that was reported to have operated in the vicinity of the Rogers Airport on the date of the accident. According to an airport operator, t
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE ENSUING INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS WERE THE ICING CONDITIONS, THE FOG, THE DRIZZLE, THE DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S DISREGARD FOR THE FORECASTED WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
