# Accident 20080813843149A: Piper PA24250, Pine Bluff, AR, August 13, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2008, 18:45 local time
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR
- Airport: Grider Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1731° N, 91.9356° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1731&lon=-91.9356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6265P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6265P-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080813843149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUTGUST 13, 2008 PIPER COMANCHE N6265P, SERIAL NUMBER 24-1373 IMPACTED THE RUNWAY IN PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS AT APPROXIMATELY 18:45 HOURS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE OWNER, A CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WITH A VALID MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. AFTER THE PILOT SAFELY EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 DEN08CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA144), Aug 13, 2008: Piper PA-24-250 (N6265P), Pine Bluff, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: Landing gear collapse for reasons undetermined.

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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