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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 8 Oct 1984 | Aeronca 7AC | Carlisle, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1984 | Grumman G-164A | Cotton Plant, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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