- Date
- February 21, 1982, 15:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Near Texarkana, AR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N53731Bellanca 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820221004869A
- Case key
- 71942
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During flight, the aircraft struck a powerline about 70 ft above the red river. The aircraft crashed in the river and drifted about 2 miles before it was recovered. The passenger's body was recovered on 03/21/82 and the pilot's body was recovered on 05/15/83 approximately 400 miles down river of the crash site.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53731
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 86275
- Airframe hours
- 230
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2D, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- J.S. Logan
- Registered owner
- J.S. Logan
- Departed
- Near Texarkana, AR
- Destination
- Near Texarkana, AR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 525 total · 222 in this make and model · 491 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 165 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.