# NTSB MKC85FA110: Cessna 501, N10GE, Harrison, AR, May 22, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: May 21, 1985, 20:15 local (May 22, 1985, 01:15 UTC)
- Place: Harrison, AR
- Coordinates: 36.239524, -93.110458 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2395&lon=-93.1105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33836
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC85FA110
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33836/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA110

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - faf/outer marker to threshold (ifr)
  - ifr procedure - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - flight/navigation instrument(s) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - , pilot in command
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AT 2003 CDT, THE FLT WAS CLEARED FOR AN ILS LOCALIZER APCH TO RWY 36 AT THE HARRISON/BOON COUNTY ARPT. ABOUT 7 MIN LATER, THE AIRCREW REPORTED MAKING A MISSED APCH & THE FLT WAS CLEARED TO THE OUTER COMPASS LOCATOR FOR ANOTHER APCH. THE CREW ASKED THE HARRISON FSS SPECIALIST TO INCREASE THE INTENSITY OF THE APCH LIGHTS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT SEE THE ARPT UNTIL MID-FIELD; THE SPECIALIST COMPLIED. AT ABOUT 2015 CST, THE AIRCREW REPORTED INBOUND AT THE BAKKY INTERSECTION (OUTER MARKER). THE OUTER MARKER WAS LOCATED 4.7 MI SOUTH OF THE I-HRO LOCALIZER DME ON AN OUT BOUND HEADING OF 179 GEG. WHEN THE FLT DID NOT ARRIVE, A SEARCH WAS INITIATED. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND WHERE THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A MOUNTAIN AT THE 1840' LEVEL ON A HDG OF 335 DEG, 3.5 MI WSW OF THE ARPT. THE CRASH SITE WAS ALSO LOCATED ALONG THE 179 DEG RADIAL OF THE HARRISON VOR, ROUGHLY THE SAME DISTANCE & DIRECTION FROM THE VOR AS THE OUTER MARKER WAS FROM THE LOCALIZER DME. THE ARPT WX WAS 500' OVERCAST, 2 MI VISIBILITY WITH FOG. ARPT ELEVATION - 1364' MSL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10GE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10GE-2012-08-23), registration cancelled 2012-08-23, S/N 501-0022 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 501
- Registry model: [Cessna 501](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-501) (registry code 2076603) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 501-0022
- Engines: P&W JT15D-1A 2200 lbs thrust turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Positioning, Part 91
- Registered owner: Target Development & Consult.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: PLK, POINT LOOKOUT, MO
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: HRO, Boone County

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; toxicology performed

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Dusk
- Wind: 70° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: HRO, 35 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850521057169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850521057169A), May 21, 1985: Cessna 501, Harrison, AR, Destroyed. Descended into trees and terrain during second approach attempt. Course oriented to VOR rather than localizer.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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