- Date
- May 17, 1988, 05:32 local (10:32 UTC)
- Place
- Little Rock, AR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N660RBAero Commander 690A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880517014849A
- Case key
- 34494
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt had just rtrnd fm vacation in the Bahamas bfr starting a flt fm Little Rock to atlanta with an intermediate stopat memphis. This itinerary was flwd by a rtrn flt to Little Rock via a reverse routing. Witnesses rprtd the plt said he had only 2 hrs of sleep bfr depg Little Rock & that he was really tired. Also, company psnl noted the plt looked 'extremely tired' & was 'really dragging' prior to the last leg of the flt fm memphis to Little Rock. According to ATC psnl, the flt was routine until the acft was arriving at Little Rock. Drg arrival, the plt was clrd to dscnd fm 7000' to 2000' at his discretion for a visual apch to rwy 22. At 0522 CDT, the plt rprtd the arpt in sight & was clrd for a visual apch. Abt 4 min later, he again rprtd the arpt in sight & was clrd to land. At 1031, radar contact was lost & the acft crashed abt 4 mi west of the arpt. Initial impact was in an open field while dscndg in a relatively level attitude. The acft bcm airborne for about 3/4 mi, then crashed out of ctl in the Arkansas river.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N660RB
- Reported as
- Aero Commander 690A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11305
- Airframe hours
- 6,577
- Engine
- Airesearch TPE-331, 717 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Bankair Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · May 13, 1988 · 69 hours before
- Departed
- MEM · Memphis, TN
- Destination
- LIT · Little Rock, AR
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- LIT · Adams Field, runway 22, 7,173 × 150 ft
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
- 27
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,410 total · 1,562 in this make and model · 5,700 as pilot in command · 140 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 60° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LIT, 4 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.