19971024030939A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28RT-201 · Hazen, AR · October 24, 1997

Date: October 24, 1997 · 19:12 local
Place: Hazen, AR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8146R
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW98FA031

N8146RRegistration cancelled Dec 14, 1999 · Piper PA-28RT-201S/N 28R-8018032 Airframe modelPiper PA-28RT-201

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What happened

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Acft was missing and was sub of an alnot status, wreckage located on 10/25/97, 2 POB suff fatal inj, Hazen, AR. (-23) inspector was notified of accident around 1310, arrived on scene and found aircraft destroyed. There were two fatalities. Aircraft impacted ground inverted, no fire, aircraft parts were scattered in a 120 ft. area. Aircraft clipped top of four trees and impacted the ground. NTSB was notified as well as the comm center and office manager. At present time we are unable to determine the cause of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT WAS MISSING AND WAS SUB OF AN ALNOT STATUS, WRECKAGE LOCATED ON 10/25/97, 2 POB SUFF FATAL INJ, HAZEN, AR. (-23) INSPECTOR WAS NOTIFIED OF ACCIDENT AROUND 1310, ARRIVED ON SCENE AND FOUND AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. THERE WERE TWO FATALITIES. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND INVERTED, NO FIRE, AIRCRAFT PARTS WERE SCATTERED IN A 120 FT. AREA. AIRCRAFT CLIPPED TOP OF FOUR TREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. NTSB WAS NOTIFIED AS WELL AS THE COMM CENTER AND OFFICE MANAGER. AT PRESENT TIME WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW98FA031Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportHazen, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors were the pilot's lack of total experience in the make and model of aircraft, the pilot's lack of total night flight experience, and the dark night conditions,Oct 25, 1997 · Destroyed