# Accident 19970613046389A: Propjt 200D, Rose City, AR, June 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1997, 14:20 local time
- Place: Rose City, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7308° N, 92.2309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7308&lon=-92.2309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N898LF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N898LF-2023-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 200D (registry code 0140312, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-200d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PROPJT 200D
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970613046389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HISTORY OF FLIGHT: ON JUNE 13, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 CDT, AN AEROCOMMANDER, 200D, N898LF, OPERATED BY HAROLD S. SETTLE CRASHED ON APPROACH TO LITTLE ROCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LIT). THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT (1M1), BOUND FOR LIT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT, UPON LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD, APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED, THE PILOT WAS A CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, WITH INSTRUMENT PRIVILEGES.

## 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 FTW97LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA224), Jun 13, 1997: Aero Commander 200D (N898LF), Little Rock, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation from a partially blocked fuel line which was the result of improper maintenance by unknown person(s). A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for…

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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