# Accident 19980815020859A: Cessna 172N, Dowdy, AR, August 15, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1998, 11:00 local time
- Place: Dowdy, AR
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7990° N, 91.3001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7990&lon=-91.3001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6323G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6323G-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98FA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA358) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980815020859A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED INTO THE BLACK RIVER, PILOT IS MISSING AND IS ASSUMED TO HAVE SUFFERED FATAL INJ, PASSENGER SURVIVED. (-23) ON AUGUST 15, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 AM CSDT, A CESSNA 172, N6323G, REGISTERED TO SEARCY AIR TAXI, INC., COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES WHILE FLYING LOW OVER THE BLACK RIVER DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME & NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE LONE PASSENGER WAS HOSPITALIZED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SEARCY, ARKANSAS.

## 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 FTW98FA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA358), Aug 15, 1998: Cessna 172N (N6323G), Cord, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's performance of low altitude flight and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance.

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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