- Date
- March 3, 1984, 20:32 local (Mar 4, 1984, 02:32 UTC)
- Place
- Harrison, AR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5857FPiper PA-34-200T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840304004839A
- Case key
- 33516
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Analysis
The plt encountered a thunderstorm during a night x-country. The plt was being vectored by the controller to avoid the worst of the storm. After about 2 minutes memphis center heard the acfts call sign shouted over the radio. Further attempts at radio communication with the acft met with no success. About 7 minutes later a nearby resident reported an acft accident to the sheriff. The acft was found the next morning with the wings separated from the main wreckage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5857F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 347770026
- Airframe hours
- 1,351
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-E, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Phillip J. Berry
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 4, 1983 · 75 hours before
- Departed
- SUS · St. Louis, MO
- Destination
- ADS · Dallas, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- 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
- 261 total · 103 in this make and model · 112 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 140° at 12 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HAR, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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