Piper PA-34-200T N8658E
20 February 1985 · Mena, Arkansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 February 1985 at about 19:05 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T registered N8658E was involved in an accident near Mena, 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 19:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mena, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Intermountain Regional (M39)
- Coordinates
- 34.5803, -94.2309
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Registration
- N8658E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Baton Rouge → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC85FA060
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 PILOT HAD BEEN CLEARED FOR AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO THEMENA, ARKANSAS INTERMOUNTAIN REGIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A MOUNTAIN SIDE 8 1/2 MILES OFF COURSE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-34 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 1985 | Piper PA-34 | Loxahatchee, Florida, United States | Albert Haward III | Fatal | 3 |
| 4 Apr 1985 | Piper PA-34-200 | Concord, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-34-200T | Gulf of Mexico | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-34-200T | St.petersburg, Florida, United States | Joseph A. Sharpe | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-34-200T | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-34-200T | Saline Valley, California, United States | Allen E. Workman, M.d. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1985 | Bell OH-13E | Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1985 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Dumas, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1985 | Piper PA-18-150 | Moscow, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Oct 1985 | Mooney MK21 | Warren, Arkansas, United States | Earl L.kirkpatrick | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1985 | Cessna 152 | Hughes, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1985 | Cessna 140 | Coy, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |