# Accident 19860601043282A: Piper PA28140, Des Arc, AR, June 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1986, 15:45 local time
- Place: Des Arc, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9700° N, 91.5008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9700&lon=-91.5008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4254J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4254J-2014-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,995 total, 0 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860601043282A

## Narrative

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

WHILE FLYING VERY LOW OVER THE RIVER, COLLIDED WITH N89247. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE BANKING. IMPACTED GROUND AND BURNED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N89247, Cessna 140: [Accident 19860601043281A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860601043281A)

## 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 MKC86FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA123), Jun 1, 1986: Piper PA-28-140 (N4254J), Des Arc, AR, substantial damage, 3 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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