Piper PA-31P N33BP
26 February 1984 · El Dorado, Arkansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 February 1984 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA-31P registered N33BP was involved in an accident near El Dorado, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Dorado, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Goodwin (ELD)
- Coordinates
- 33.2107, -92.6602
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31P
- Registration
- N33BP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Memphis → Vivian
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC84FA084
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 CRASHED INTO TREES 2 MILES SHORT OF THE RWY DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH IN IMC WEATHER. A PLT IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT SAID THAT JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT, THE ACFT WAS DESCENDING AT 2500 FPM, & WHEN HE LOOKED AHEAD, HE SAW TREES. HESAID HE YELLED AT THE PLT TO 'PULL UP' BUT THE PLT DID NOT REACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31P accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1984 | Piper PA-31P | Olathe, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1984 | Piper PA-31P | Presidio, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1983 | Piper PA-31P | Nacogdoches, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1983 | Piper PA-31P | Lost Creek, West Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 26 Feb 1985 | Piper PA-31P | Sunset Hills, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 5 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-31P-350 | Norco, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-28-151 | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States | David Terry Hughes | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1984 | Cessna 210L | Newport, Arkansas, United States | ROY B. Fulbright | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1984 | Ayres S2R-R3S | Lepanto, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1984 | Beechcraft 35 | Nashville, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1984 | Aeronca 7AC | Carlisle, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1984 | Grumman G-164A | Cotton Plant, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |