# NTSB FTW76AF072: Piper PA-23, N4855P, Hope, AR, March 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1976
- Place: Hope, AR · HOPE, AR
- Location: 33.6682° N, 93.5889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hope, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6682&lon=-93.5889&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154238
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2959  76/3/15  NR.HOPE,AR            PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1552
        TIME - 0440                    N4855P              PX-  1  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HOPE,AR                      TEXARKANA,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       52
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT TOTL FLT TM IN TYPE 6 HRS,INSTRMNT TM LAST 2 YRS 6 HRS,NONE IN LAST 8 MOS.RECOVERED SAME DATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4855P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4855P-1976-12-17), registration cancelled 1976-12-17, S/N 27-428 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760315032609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760315032609A), Mar 15, 1976: Piper PA23, Hope, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt totl flt tm in type 6 hrs,instrmnt tm last 2 yrs 6 hrs,none in last 8 mos. Recovered same date.

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.

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