# Accident 19981202032549A: Cessna 501, Grannis, AR, December 2, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1998, 12:16 local time
- Place: Grannis, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2805° N, 94.1097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2805&lon=-94.1097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N501EZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 501
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981202032549A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. (-23) ALL FLIGHT CONTROL CHECKED, NO INFLIGHT FAILURE, NO FIRE. NO AIRCRAFT OR ENGINE PROBLEM OR FAILURES WERE FOUND.

## 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 FTW99FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA041), Dec 2, 1998: Cessna 501 (N501EZ), Umpire, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's in flight loss of control for undetermined reasons.

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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