- Date
- June 18, 1984, 10:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- Portland, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N501PRSnow AT400N501JSSnow AT400
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19840618027312A19840618027311A
- Case key
- 33713
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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
Both acft were about to touch down. N501PR was above N501JS. The pilot of N501PR stated that just before touchdown the collision occurred and resulted in severing of the tail section of N501PR. The pilot of 501JS stated N501PR flared out to land directly in front of him and he could not avoid the collision. There was no radio communication between the two acft.
Both acft were about to touchdown. N501PR was above N501JS. The pilot of N501PR stated that just before touchdown the collision occurred and resulted in severing of the tail section of N501PR. The pilot of N501JS stated that N501PR flared out to land directly in front of him and he could not avoid the collision. There was no radio communication between the two acft.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N501PR
- Reported as
- Snow AT400
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AT400-0485
- Airframe hours
- 637
- Engine
- P&W PT6-15AG, 715 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Reed Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 13, 1983 · 170 hours before
- Departed
- Portland, AR
- Airport
- Reed, runway 18, 2,200 × ft, asphalt
- Registration
- N501JS
- Reported as
- Snow AT400
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AT400-0488
- Airframe hours
- 700
- Engine
- P&W PT6-15AG, 715 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Reed Flying Service,Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 2, 1983 · 170 hours before
- Departed
- Portland, AR
- Airport
- Reed, runway 18, 2,200 × 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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N501PR
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 14,487 total · 637 in this make and model · 14,487 as pilot in command · 170 in the last 90 days
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N501JS
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 18,721 total · 700 in this make and model · 18,021 as pilot in command · 170 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ELD, 75 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.