Cessna P-206C N8637Z

Summary

On 24 February 1983 at about 01:15 local time, a Cessna P-206C registered N8637Z was involved in an accident near Brookland, Arkansas, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 February 1983 at 01:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Brookland, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Jonesboro (JBR)

Coordinates

35.9001, -90.5802

Aircraft

Cessna P-206C

Registration

N8637Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nashville → Jonesboro

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW83FA128

3 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT CRASHED IN IMC WEATHER AFTER THE PILOT FAILED TO COMPLETE A VOR APPROACH TO JONESBORO. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER OF THE ACCIDENT ACFT, THE PLT WAS INSTRUMENT RATED AND HAD FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN BUT WAS NOT VERY PROFICIENT IN INSTRUMENT FLYING. DURING THIS FLT THE PLT WANDERED OFF COURSE AND ALT AND HAD TO BE CORRECTED BY ATC. HE IMPROPERLY CALLED NASHVILLE TOWER AS KNOXVILLE TOWER AND MEMPHIS ARTCC AS ATLANTA. THE PLT ALSO DECLARED A MISSED APPROACH AT JONESBORO TWO MINUTES AFTER RECEIVING FINAL CLEARANCE AT 240O FT. THE CONTROLLER ON DUTY STATED THAT HE DID NOT BELIEVE AN APPROACH COULD BE MADE FROM 2400 FT IN 2 MINUTES NOR DID HE HEAR THE ACFT PASS OVER THE ARPT. THE PLT REQUESTED A 2NDAPPROACH AND THERE WERE NO MORE TRANSMISSIONS RECEIVED FROM HIM. THE ACFT CRASHED IN A 90 DEGREE LEFT BANK INTO A WHEAT FIELD ABOUT 6 MILES FROM THE ARPT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.