Cessna 172N N4505E
8 March 1983 · Mayflower, Arkansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 March 1983 at about 04:15 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N4505E was involved in an accident near Mayflower, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mayflower, Arkansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.9693, -92.4098
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N4505E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hot Springs → Conway
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- FTW83FA144
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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 COLLIDED WITH TREES WHILE FLYING IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION NEAR MAYFLOWER, AR. THE ACFT WAS RETURNING FROM A CROSS-COUNTRY AT NIGHT AND WAS OBSERVED BY A GROUP OF YOUTHS WHO SAID IT WAS FLYING FAST AT LOW ALT. AS THEY WATCHED, IT DESCENDED TO ABOUT TREE TOP LEVEL. IT DIPPED AND STRUCK SOME TREE TOPS AND CRASHED ABOUT A MILE FROM THE OBSERVERS. THERE WERE NO KNOWN RADIO CONTACTS WITH THE ACFT DURING THE FLT. THERE IS NO RECORD OF THE PLT RECEIVING A WEATHER BRIEFING FOR THE FLT. A TOXICOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE PILOT REVEALED AN ETHYL ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION IN THE BLOODSTREAM OF 0.362%.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 1983 | Cessna 172M | Blairstown, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1983 | Cessna 172 | Benson, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1983 | Cessna 172 I | Paola, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Elko, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172 | Osage Beach, Missouri, United States | Air Pilot Aviation Charter | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Winslow, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-31-350 | Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-22 | Doddridge, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Cessna 172M | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Winslow, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1983 | Cessna 172M | Redfield, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |