Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-22-135 N3300A

16 April 1984 · Little Rock, Arkansas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 April 1984 at about 19:48 local time, a Piper PA-22-135 registered N3300A, operated by Douglas R. Beechel, was involved in an accident near Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:48
Classification
Accident
Location
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Nearest airport
Adams (LIT)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-22-135
Registration
N3300A
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Douglas R. Beechel
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Horseshoe Bend → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC84LA124

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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 SWERVED DURING LANDING IN A X-WIND AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PLT SAID HE SLIPPED THE ACFT TO LOSE ALTITUDE TO LAND AND DID NOT GET A 'FEEL' FOR THE WIND DIRECTION AS A RESULT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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