Piper PA-28RT-201 accident near Hazen, AR
On October 25, 1997, a Piper PA-28RT-201 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hazen, AR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 25, 1997
- Place
- Hazen, AR
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28RT-201 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.780°N, 91.570°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X08997
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT: On October 24, 1997, at 1912 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28RT-201 airplane, N8146R, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during an uncontrolled descent near Hazen, Arkansas. The airplane, leased from D and M Enterprises of Oshkosh, Inc., Pine River, Wisconsin, and operated by Golden Eagle Aviation, League City, Texas, was flown by a private individual under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The non instrument rated private pilot and the passenger received fatal injuries. Dark night visual meteorological conditions prevailed with broken to overcast ceilings along the flight route. A VFR flight plan was filed for the personal cross country flight which departed North Little Rock Airport, Little Rock, Arkansas, at 1852, en route to Murfreesboro, Tennessee. During personal interviews, conducted by the NTSB investigator-in-charge (IIC), local authorities, witnesses, and the operator, reported that the airplane departed Houston Gulf Airport, League City, Texas, at noon, on October 24, 1997. The pilot flew to Longview, Texas, where the aircraft was topped with 19 gallons of fuel and the passenger boarded the aircraft. An en route refueling stop was made at Little Rock, Arkansas, where the airplane was again topped with 19 gallons of fuel. The airplane departed from runway 18 at Adams Field, Little Rock, Arkansas, and diverted to North Little Rock Airport to secure an open cockpit door. The airplane departed North Little Rock and established contact with Little Rock Departure Control. See the communications section of this report for further information. A witness, d
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors were the pilot's lack of total experience in the make and model of aircraft, the pilot's lack of total night flight experience, and the dark night 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.
