- Date
- February 26, 1984, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- El Dorado, AR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N33BPPiper PA-31P
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840226004969A
- Case key
- 33515
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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.
In flight collision with object
Weather condition - low ceilingFactor
Weather condition - rainFactor
Weather condition - fogFactor
Ifr procedure - improperCause
Minimum descent altitude - belowCause
Missed approach - not performed
Object - tree(s)Factor
Analysis
The acft crashed into trees 2 miles short of the rwy during an instrument approach in IMC weather. A plt in the right front seat said that just prior to impact, the acft was descending at 2500 fpm, & when he looked ahead, he saw trees. Hesaid he yelled at the plt to 'pull up' but the plt did not react.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33BP
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31P7400197
- Airframe hours
- 2,328
- Engine
- Lycoming TIGO-541-E1A, 425 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Vivian Industrial Plastics,Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 8, 1984
- Departed
- MEM · Memphis, TN
- Destination
- 3F4 · Vivian, LA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ELD · Goodwin, runway 22, 6,600 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- 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
- 6,000 total · 75 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 11 knots, gusting 15
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ELD, 2 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.