Cessna 501 accident near Umpire, AR
On December 2, 1998, a Cessna 501 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Umpire, AR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 2, 1998
- Place
- Umpire, AR
- Aircraft
- Cessna 501 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.281°N, 94.110°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X11552
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT: On December 2, 1998, at approximately 1216 central standard time, a Cessna 501 twin turbofan airplane, N501EZ, impacted terrain in a hilly wooded area near Umpire, Arkansas. The airplane was owned and operated by Yates Aviation Inc., Texarkana, Arkansas, under 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The instrument rated commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, received fatal injuries. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and fire. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the planned 66.6 nautical mile cross-county business flight, which originated from the Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport, Mena, Arkansas, approximately 12 minutes prior to the accident. The flight's intended destination was the Texarkana Regional Airport, Texarkana, Arkansas, and a flight plan was not filed. The airplane was purchased from Gantt Aviation, Inc., a fixed-base operator (FBO) at the Georgetown Municipal Airport, Georgetown, Texas, about 2 months before the accident flight. On November 16, 1998, the accident aircraft was flown from Gantt Aviation, Inc., to Goodner Aircraft Painting, Inc., Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport, by a sales representative employed by Gantt Aviation, Inc., for the purpose of having the aircraft repainted. During, and following, the 1.1 hour flight to Mena, there were no aircraft discrepancies reported by the sales representative. The registration number was changed during painting from N211X to N501EZ. An aircraft test flight was not conducted after the aircraft was painted. On December 2, 1998, the accident pilot, the
Probable cause
The pilot's in flight loss of control for undetermined reasons.
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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.
