- Date
- February 23, 1983, 19:15 local (Feb 24, 1983, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- Brookland, AR
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8637ZCessna P-206C
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830223006509A
- Case key
- 20705
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed in IMC weather after the pilot failed to complete a VOR approach to jonesboro. According to the owner of the accident acft, the plt was instrument rated and had filed an IFR flt plan but was not very proficient in instrument flying. During this flt the plt wandered off course and alt and had to be corrected by ATC. He improperly called nashville tower as knoxville tower and memphis ARTCC as atlanta. The plt also declared a missed approach at jonesboro two minutes after receiving final clearance at 240O ft. the controller on duty stated that he did not believe an approach could be made from 2400 ft in 2 minutes nor did he hear the acft pass over the arpt. The plt requested a 2NDAPPROACH and there were no more transmissions received from him. The acft crashed in a 90 degree left bank into a wheat field about 6 miles from the arpt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8637Z
- Reported as
- Cessna P-206C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P2060437
- Airframe hours
- 3,150
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard Parker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- BNA · Nashville, TN
- Destination
- JBR · Jonesboro, AR
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- JBR · Jonesboro, runway 23, 5,599 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 71
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 8,389 total · 310 in this make and model · 8,262 as pilot in command · 92 in the last 90 days · 36 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 100° at 4 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JBR, 6 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.