# NTSB MKC86FA139: Cessna 182J, N3328F, Hartford, AR, June 28, 1986 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report - Date: June 28, 1986, 09:45 local (14:45 UTC) - Place: Hartford, AR - Coordinates: 35.020267, -94.369911 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0203&lon=-94.3699&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 4 fatal - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 34072 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC86FA139 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34072/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA139 ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight encounter with weather, cruise - normal - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor) - terrain condition - high terrain (contributing factor) - weather condition - clouds (contributing factor) - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor) - weather condition - fog (contributing factor) - weather condition - thunderstorm (contributing factor) - vfr flight into imc - continued, pilot in command (cause) - Loss of control - in flight, unknown - aircraft handling - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - spatial disorientation, pilot in command (cause) - lack of total instrument time, pilot in command (contributing factor) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor) ## Analysis WHEN THE ACFT DID NOT ARRIVE AT ITS DESTN, A SEARCH WAS INITIATED. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED 4 DAYS LATER WHERE THE ACFT CRASHED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THERE WAS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO RECORD WAS FOUND OF THE PLT RECEIVING A PREFLT WX BRIEFING. RADAR DATA SHOWED THAT AN ACFT (PRESUMABLY N3328F) HAD TRACKED NORTHBOUND TOWARD AN AREA OF RISING TERRAIN WITH THE TRANSPONDER SQUAWKING 1200 (VFR CODE), BUT WITH NO MODE 'C' ALT REPORTING. THE ACFT THEN TURNED EASTBOUND FOR 5 TO 7 MI, THEN BEGAN CIRCLING FOR ABOUT 1 MIN UNTIL RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND IN THE SAME VICINITY. AN EXAM REVEALED THE ACFT HAD CRASHED IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN, SLIGHTLY INVERTED ATTITUDE, AT HI SPEED. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3328F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3328F-2012-10-03), registration cancelled 2012-10-03, S/N 18257328, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J - Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18257328 - Airframe hours: 2497 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Billy M. Chaffin - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Departed: F51, WINNSBORO, TX - Destination: PLK, POINT LOOKOUT, MO ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 38; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 104 total, 80 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 5 knots - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 72 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: HOT, 70 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 19860628028999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860628028999A), Jun 28, 1986: Cessna 182J, Hartford, AR, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Impacted trees and ground nearly inverted and at a hight rate of speed. VFR pilot entered convective SIGMET area. ## Other investigations on N3328F (2) 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. - [NTSB FTW70D0294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0294), Nov 9, 1969: Cessna 182 (N3328F), Stillwater, OK, substantial damage - [NTSB FTW69D0338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0338), Dec 20, 1968: Cessna 182 (N3328F), Perry, OK, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.