Heilig-Reading EMERAUDE CP 301A N3751

Summary

On 18 June 1999 at about 16:00 local time, a Heilig-Reading EMERAUDE CP 301A registered N3751 was involved in an accident near Altus, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 June 1999 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Altus, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Winfield Airpark (NONE)

Coordinates

35.4402, -93.7590

Aircraft

Heilig-Reading EMERAUDE CP 301A

Registration

N3751

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW99FA171

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a wire, during an approach to a private airstrip.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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A witness, who resided near the departure end of the runway, reported that the pilot had contacted him by radio. The pilot stated that he was 'down and taxiing back.' That was the last communication the resident had with the pilot. About 2 hours after the last transmission, the resident realized that he had not heard from the pilot, so he went out to the runway to see if he could see the airplane. He looked down the runway and saw that the aircraft had crashed on the approach end of the runway. Examination of the accident site revealed that an electrical wire and its support cable that extended diagonally across the approach path to the runway were down. No structural or mechanical anomalies were observed during an examination of the airplane. There was damage sustained by the right wing consistent with a wire strike.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.