- Date
- July 20, 1977
- Place
- Paragould, AR · PARAGOULD, AR
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3253RCessna 411
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770720019279A
- Case key
- 146605
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1557 77/7/20 PARAGOULD,AR CESSNA 411 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1654 TIME - 1215 N3253R PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PARAGOULD MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PARAGOULD,AR MEMPHIS,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 90 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 210 7 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- 2800FT AVAILABLE,3000FT REQD FOR TKOF AT 2500FT DENS ALT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3253R
- Reported as
- Cessna 411
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Paragould Muni
N3253RRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2025 · Cessna 411AAirframe modelCessna 411AEngine modelContinental GTSIO-520-C
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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