# Accident 20111117027899A: Piper PA-28-180, Perryville, AR, November 17, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2011, 16:28 local time
- Place: Perryville, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9178° N, 92.9056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9178&lon=-92.9056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7746W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7746W-2013-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111117027899A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 17, 2011, AT 1828 CST, A PIPER PA28-180, N7746W, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, IMPACTED THE GROUND NEAR PERRYVILLE, ARKANSAS, WHILE ON A BUSINESS FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT  FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PONCA CITY, OK ON NOVEMBER 17, 2011 AT APPROXIATELY 1430 CST.

## 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 CEN12FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA072), Nov 17, 2011: Piper PA-28-180 (N7746W), Perryville, AR, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control in flight.

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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