Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-28-151 N203AT

21 December 1984 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 21 December 1984 at about 01:06 local time, a Piper PA-28-151 registered N203AT, operated by David Terry Hughes, was involved in an accident near Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 01:06
Classification
Accident
Location
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-151
Registration
N203AT
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
David Terry Hughes
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Andalusia → Benton
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
MKC85FPG01

People

3 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 3 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

WHILE ON A X-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT, THE PLT BECAME DISORIENTED NEAR PINE BLUFF, AR. HE FLEW FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE CONTACTING AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FOR ASSISTANCE. WHILE BEING VECTURED TO THE PINE BLUFF AIRPORT BY ATC, THE ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND CRASHED. WX AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS MARGINAL VFR WITH 3700 FT OVERCAST, 3 MILES VISIBILITY AND FOG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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