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NTSB investigations, 1987, AR

180,611 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,590 accidents, the rest incidents and other occurrences. Each has NTSB’s narrative and, once the investigation is done, its probable cause; since 2008, its findings and sequence of events.

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NTSB MKC88LA030Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150H · Siloam Springs, ARWhen the airplane was on downwind, the pilot thought he was pulling on the carburetor heat. The pilot attempted to apply power on final and found the engine was windmilling. The pilot found he had pulled the mixture instead of the carburetor heat. During the…Dec 18, 1987 · N23303 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA029Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Osceola, ARThe airplane was being jump-started from an automobile. The flight instructor left for some equipment when the student called him back and said there was smoke in the cabin. The airplane started to burn and was demolished. The student stated there was a…Dec 16, 1987 · N1595J · DestroyedNTSB MKC88IA025Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBell 206L-3 · Little Rock, ARAn EMS helo was consumed in a fire while parked at a hospital heliport. The helo had recently returned fm a medevac flt and the on-board patient oxygen pressure was low. Two respiratory therapists participated in refilling the system after the flt. The system…Dec 10, 1987 · N86CH · DestroyedNTSB MKC88LA022Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20J · Springdale, ARDrg a wx briefing bfr tkof, the plt was adzd that VFR flt was not rcmdd due to low ceiling & icing conds. He was adzd the freezing lvl was forecast to be at 4000' over little rock & to slope down to the surface in se Missouri. Also, he was briefed on pireps…Nov 28, 1987 · N201CQ · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88FA019Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R · Fayetteville, ARThe airplane was cleared to land while on downwind. Tower saw lights and said airplane appeared to be flying around hill north of airport. Investigation revealed airplane had turned left and impacted trees below the top of the hill.Nov 20, 1987 · N3578G · DestroyedNTSB MKC88FA021Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Mena, AROn the day of this accident, there was a well-publicized weather system affecting the weather along the pilot's route: warm moist gulf air was moving northward toward a cold front that extended from Mexico to Canada. Residents in the area said the region had…Nov 16, 1987 · N9131J · DestroyedNTSB MKC88LA002Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Hope, ARDuring tkof from a private 1500 foot airstrip the student plt stated that the acft would not climb and began to settle. He realized he was losing airspeed and did not have enough altitude to trade for airspeed so he chopped the throttle and made an emergency…Oct 6, 1987 · N8940S · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87FA172Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportSchweizer G-164B · Weiner, ARThe plt rprtd he was on a flt to chase birds from a rice field. Drg a low pass over the field, the main wheels dscndd into the rice crop, & after about 1000', the acft contacted the terrain & nosed over. The single place acft was equippedwith only one seat…Sep 18, 1987 · N36328 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA170Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRyan ST3KR · Springdale, ARThe plt rprtd that shortly after takeoff, the eng lost power, recovered for a few seconds, then went to idle. Drg the few seconds that power was restored, he initiated a turn back toward the rwy. The plt said the acft started to snap roll to the left & went…Sep 3, 1987 · N3761Q · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87DPG03Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportAir Tractor AT-301 · Tillar, ARThe pilot stated that the prop RPM became erratic. On approach, the prop ran completely out of control, causing the aircraft to nose down into a plowed field just short of the landing area. The a/c hit on the main landing gear, broke them off, then it nosed…Aug 27, 1987 · N3159X · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA168Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164B · Holly Grove, ARThe pilot lost control on takeoff roll, ran off the side of the runway and impacted a dirt bank. The aircraft came to rest in an inverted position. Investigation revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions/failures.Aug 26, 1987 · N8365K · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA167Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Hot Springs, ARThe pilot fueled the aircraft with 20 gallons of 100LL for his flight to Hot Springs, AR. Forty miles from Hot Springs the left fuel tank indicated empty and the pilot switched to the right tank. Approximately 10 miles from Hot Springs, the engine quit and…Aug 26, 1987 · N5683U · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87FA165Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Batesville, ARThe airplane was at maximum gross weight at takeoff. The field elevation was 613 feet and the density altitude was 3300 feet. There were two runways available. Runway 25 was 6002 feet long and had a slight headwind from the southwest. Runway 35 was 3320 feet…Aug 22, 1987 · N6079D · DestroyedNTSB MKC87LA157Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech B19 · Little Rock, ARThe instructor said they were on an instructional flight practicing accuracy landings when they lost airspeed, added power, and ran out of stabilator. The student said the instructor was demonstrating a short field landing when they lost airspeed and hit…Aug 7, 1987 · N1954L · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA153Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Widener, ARThe ag airplane was making the final swath run over a cottonfield when the engine lost power. After touchdown in a ricefield, the airplane flipped forward to the inverted position. The reason for the power loss could not be determined.Jul 31, 1987 · N6568 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA151Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150F · Bono, ARThe pilot said he had glided down to 500 feet AGL with the throttle reduced to idle trying to locate a landing strip. He said he applied power and the engine responded too late to avoid hitting a levee in the rice field and he flipped to the inverted position.Jul 31, 1987 · N8591G · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA144Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Forrest City, ARWhile doing a repositioning operation, with an ag acft, the engine quit, due to fuel exhaustion. The PIC said that a visual inspection of the fuel supply would have prevented the accident. He said that in an attempt to turn back to a dirt strip, the acft…Jul 17, 1987 · N7864 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87DPG02Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Hazen, ARThe pilot stated to a witness that after coming out of his 2nd pass, in the last 1/3 of his procedural turn, the plane stalled and the right wing struck a telephone wire which caused it to swing onto a gravel road. It hit left wing/nose down, bounced, and…Jul 11, 1987 · N7705Z · DestroyedNTSB MKC87LA135Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Waldron, ARThe plt said he was on a x-country for his commerical cert. He checked enroute wx for the return trip and was told VMC prevailed. However he rptd that he encountered haze & clouds. He let down to VMC but after he got in the clear all he could see was…Jul 10, 1987 · N5921U · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA134Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech BE-58 · Benton, ARDuring a positioning flt to pick up revenue passengers, PIC neglected to lower ldg gear for ldg. Acft was substantially damaged. PIC stated he forgot to lower gear and no warning horn had activated.Jul 10, 1987 · N4JD · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA132Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A23-24 · Russellville, ARDuring the night approach, the pilot saw the reflection of orange balls on a powerline. He added power and went over the powerline, then reduced power to land and stalled the aircraft short of the runway. The nose gear broke off and the airplane slid 200…Jul 10, 1987 · N3604Q · DestroyedNTSB MKC87LA133Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164B · Mcdougal, ARThe ag airplane was on takeoff roll when the pilot smelled smoke in the cockpit. He stopped the airplane and turned off the fuel and switches before evacuating the airplane. He said the flames were coming from the cowling around the engine. Due to the total…Jul 9, 1987 · N6609Q · DestroyedNTSB MKC87LA129Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Bull Shoals, ARThe pilot stated the winds were four to five mph from the sw as he departed and he could see thunderstorms four or five miles to the west. He overflew his destination when he saw large waves on the water. He landed in a smooth-water cove and was taxiing…Jun 28, 1987 · N9161C · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA125Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer G-164B · Hazen, ARThe PIC was returning to base of operations after completing an aerial application operation. Enroute, PIC experienced an engine failure and made a forced ldg in a farm field. After touchdown, acft nosed over and was substantially damaged. Subsequent…Jun 19, 1987 · N8027K · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87FA121Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BL-65 · Hope, ARThe PIC had last student certificate and medical in 1978. On this flight with passenger, takeoff was made from rough hay meadow, 1372 feet long. When airplane could not climb over powerline at end of meadow, pilot decided to fly under powerline. Right wing…Jun 9, 1987 · N27424 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA115Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAyres S2R600 · Lepanto, ARThe PIC had taken off for a LCL aerial operation. Enroute PIC had an engine failure and made a forced ldg in a muddy field. PIC applied brakes and acft nosed over. The exhaust rocker arm box on no. 3 cylinder was found to be cracked keeping exhaust valve in…Jun 2, 1987 · N4943X · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA114Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164 · Knoble, ARThe PIC had taken off for a local aerial application operation. While maneuvering to make initial application the acft started to lose power and sink during a downwind turn. PIC dumped his load but acft continued to sink until one wing struck the terrain and…Jun 1, 1987 · N730Y · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA113Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAyres S2R600 · Paragould, AREn route to a local aerial application operation PIC experienced a total engien failure. During subsequent emergency landing in a farm field the acft was substantially damaged. No reason could be determined for the engine failure.May 29, 1987 · N4197X · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA108Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Harrison, ARThe pilot said he was landing into the wind and when he was 20 feet above the runway, the wind seemed to shift to a tail wind. The airplane stalled, hit the runway hard and bounced. The pilot said he pushed the control wheel forward and the nose wheel hit the…May 25, 1987 · N1418Q · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA107Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164 · Newport, ARThe pilot stated that he was spraying a rice field in formation with another airplane when his aircraft experienced an inflight upset due to the propwash, or wake turbulence, generated by the other aircraft. The landing gear struck a rice levee and was…May 22, 1987 · N492Y · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA105Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164 · Knobel, ARThe PIC stated that the acft was struck by a gust of wind, and he lost control. The PIC applied rt rudder towards a 1OFT ditch in an att to get over it. The acft was too heavy to fly over the ditch and the acft impacted into the ditch. A review of wx cond's…May 21, 1987 · N484Y · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87DPG01Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportCessna A188B · Lake Village, ARAfter completing several spary swaths, the pilot began another turn for another spray swath. A witness stated that during this right turn, the aircraft initiated a left descending turn and crashed into nearby trees and then burned. Examination found no…May 21, 1987 · N731YU · DestroyedNTSB MKC87LA102Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnstrom F-28A · Fayetteville, ARThe PIC was demonstrating the helo to a prospective customer. The PIC was hovering in a remote area with rough and uneven terrain. The PIC rptd outside air temps of abt 90 degrees during the demo flt. The PIC stated that he was moving around over the grnd in…May 7, 1987 · N13CM · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA098Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172F · Blythville, ARThe eng started to slow down ten miles from the destination arpt and despite emergency measures, it stopped two miles out. The forced landing was in a plowed field and when the nose wheel dug in, the acft flipped forward to the inverted position. The…Apr 30, 1987 · N8800U · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA095Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164B · Brinkley, ARThe acft had 100 gallons of water onboard for the ag training flt. The plt has completed one spray pass and was half way through the turnaround when the acft stalled. It collided with the ground and flipped forward to the inverted position. The plt listed 80…Apr 30, 1987 · N2000A · DestroyedNTSB MKC87LA091Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech V35B · N Little Rock, ARThe acft was on a short ferry flt when the fuel pressure decreased and could not be restored. During the final apch of the forced landing on a city street, the acft struck a ground wire and fell to the street. Due to the intense fire that followed, the reason…Apr 25, 1987 · N1718W · DestroyedNTSB MKC87LA086Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · West Memphis, ARThe acft was flown 1.6 hrs on a previous flt since being topped off with fuel. At the end of 2 hrs and 11 mins, during the accident flt, the eng quit. The fuel tanks were found to be empty with no broken fuel lines. During the post accident exam, it was found…Apr 21, 1987 · N704UU · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA063Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGlasair SH2 · Springdale, ARImmediately after takeoff, the engine stopped and the acft collided with trees and then the terrain. Inspection revealed contamination in the fuel tank, the lines and the filter. Contamination was water, dirt, straw and gravel. The fuel being used was regular…Mar 21, 1987 · N67SH · DestroyedNTSB MKC87LA060Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Carlisle, ARThe PIC was climbing enroute to a field to spread fertilizer. Abt 2 minutes into the climb the acft eng quit. The forced landing substantially damaged the acft. The PIC commented in his rpt that he should have checked fuel before departure even though he had…Mar 3, 1987 · N6540Z · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA050Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A-600 · Hazen, ARThe pilot stated that he had flown six loads of wheat seeds and was returning to a private airstrip for another load when he ran out of daylight while on final approach to a landing. During the time he was considering the option of a rejected landing and a…Feb 14, 1987 · N5495 · DestroyedNTSB MKC87FA048Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna A150K · West Memphis, ARThe airplane was making low passes over the edge of a trailer park and at the end of each pass, it would climb almost straight up and then make a steep banked turn and dive for another pass. At the end of the last pullup, the airplane made an abrupt steep…Feb 7, 1987 · N8459M · DestroyedNTSB MKC87LA045Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-200 · Flippin, ARThe pilot stated that immediately upon touchdown, the nose slowly descended to the runway. The airplane slid for 450 feet before it stopped. A support bracket and an angle was found broken. It has not been determined if the parts were broken before or after…Feb 2, 1987 · N22470 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA041Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech BE-77 · Arkadelphia, ARThe student pilot was landing at the home airport after her solo cross-country flight when the airplane went off the left side of the runway. It rolled across a grassy area and then went into a large water/mudhole. The nose gear collapsed when it impacted the…Jan 20, 1987 · N6636H · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA039Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 120 · Salem, ARThe airplane was being ferried when the engine failed. The only available field had cattle, hills and trees. On landing roll the pilot had to brake hard to avoid trees. The airplane nosed over to the inverted position. Inspection revealed total engine failure…Jan 8, 1987 · N72516 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Forrest City, ARThe student pilot was landing after one leg of a solo cross-country flight. The airplane ran off the right side of the runway and into a small drainage ditch.Jan 8, 1987 · N68792 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87FA037Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna T210N · Sherwood, ARThe PIC dptd morristown with 600# of cargo as part of a rnd trip to mcalester, okla. Headwinds at alt were avg 45 KTS. The PIC had asked for 60 gal before the departure but rcvd 59.1. Aft several hrs in cruise flt, the PIC notified memphis cntr ctrlr that a…Jan 6, 1987 · N123LF · Substantial damage