# Accident 19840226004969A: Piper PA31P, El Dorado, AR, February 26, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1984, 11:16 local time
- Place: El Dorado, AR
- Airport: Goodwin
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2107° N, 92.6602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2107&lon=-92.6602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33BP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31P
- Reported engine: LYC TIGO541E1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 75 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840226004969A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK TREES DURING A LOCALIZER APPROACH IN HEAVY RAIN TURBULENCE AND LIGHTING. PILOT WAS ADVISED OF THUNDERSTORM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC84FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA084), Feb 26, 1984: Piper PA-31P (N33BP), El Dorado, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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