- Date
- April 4, 1984, 11:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Fayetteville, AR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8156MCessna 310I
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840404008379A
- Case key
- 33524
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
When the plt received a wx briefing at 1012 CST, he was advised that the wx at his destination (Fayetteville, AR) was an estimated 600' overcast, vis 4 mi with light drizzle & fog, but the wx was forcast to begin to improve in about 1 hr. He took off & during arrival at 1123, the plt was advised that 2 previous acft had made missed approaches. At 1139:17, he was cleared for an ILS apch & instructed to report over the outer marker (om). At 1141:08, the plt reported departingthe elmie intersection, 6.9 mi from the om. At 1145:21, the tower cleared the acft to land & reminded the plt to report at the om. The plt responded, 'waiting for it.' About 30 sec later, tower asked the plt to report is position, but therewas no reply. Later, the acft was found were it had crashed on rising terrain (elev 1960') along the extended centerlineof rwy 16, about 7 mi sse of the arpt. The mda for the apch was 1800' (549' AGL). The marker beacon sw was found in the off position & the gear & flaps were extended. The arpt elev was 1251' & its wx was: 500' ovc, 3 mi vis, drizzle, fog.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8156M
- Reported as
- Cessna 310I
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310I0156
- Airframe hours
- 4,221
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-U, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Twt Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 14, 1984
- Departed
- LIT · Little Rock, AR
- Destination
- FYV · Fayetteville, AR
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- FYV · Drake Field, runway 16, 6,006 × 100 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
- 52
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial, Military
- 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
- 5,007 total · 77 in this make and model · 3,543 as pilot in command · 37 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 10 knots, gusting 17
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FYV, 7 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.