- Date
- September 26, 1974
- Place
- West Memphis, AR · WEST MEMPHIS, AR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5839XCessna 310F
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740926032969A
- Case key
- 141176
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2818 74/9/26 WEST MEMPHIS,ARK CESSNA 310F CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 500 TIME - 0100 N5839X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DE WITT-SPAIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST MEMPHIS,ARK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 092774.UNAUTHORIZED FLT.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.117 PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5839X
- Reported as
- Cessna 310F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- De Witt-Spain
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5839X · 1
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