# Accident 19841214067889A: Cessna 180K, Ft Smith, AR, December 14, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1984, 12:35 local time
- Place: Ft Smith, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3690° N, 94.4205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3690&lon=-94.4205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64011, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64011-2017-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841214067889A

## Narrative

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

FLEW LOW ATTEMPTING TO FOLLOW RIVER INTO FORT SMITH. HIT POWERLINES, SANK IN RIVER. PILOT HAD CONSUMED ALCOHOL.

## 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 MKC85FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA039), Dec 14, 1984: Cessna 180K (N64011), Ft.Smith, 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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