# Accident 19850219006959A: Piper PA23250, Hot Springs, AR, February 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1985, 22:14 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5003° N, 93.0506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5003&lon=-93.0506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104JK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104JK-1985-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 742 total, 94 in this make and model, 196 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850219006959A

## Narrative

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

AFTER REQUEST TO CLIMB ON TOP, AIRCRAFT CLIMBED THEN DESCENDED RAPIDLY INTO GROUND.PILOT COMPETENCY MAY BE A FACTOR

## 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 MKC85FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA059), Feb 20, 1985: Piper PA-23-250 (N104JK), Hot Springs, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N104JK (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800505050799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800505050799I), May 5, 1980: Piper PA23250 (N104JK), Little Rock, AR, Minor damage. Takeoff aborted due to vibration. A wheel bearing had failed.

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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