Piper PA-22-108 N4722Z
28 September 1984 · Wilmot, Arkansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 September 1984 at about 23:00 local time, a Piper PA-22-108 registered N4722Z was involved in an accident near Wilmot, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wilmot, Arkansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.0498, -91.5707
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-108
- Registration
- N4722Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wilmot → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC84FA285
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WITNESSES STATED, ACFT WAS SEEN CIRCLING OVER FARMLAND AND DURING THE THIRD CIRCLE IT DESCENDED TOWARD A BRICK HOUSE. THE ACFT WAS SEEN TO PULL-UP AT WHICH TIME IT CONTACTED THE TOP OF A SYCAMORE TREE IN A LEFT BANK. THE ACFT CONTINUED AN ADDITIONAL 230 FT STRIKING SEVERAL MORE TREES ALONG ITS PATH. THE ACFT THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE OF APRX 60 DEG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-22-135 | Plainfield, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-22-150 | Findlay, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-22-108 | Bloomington, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-22-150 | So.charleston, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1984 | Piper PA-22-150 | Tallulah, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-22-150 | Lake City, Michigan, United States | Gerald West | No injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-28-151 | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States | David Terry Hughes | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1984 | Cessna 210L | Newport, Arkansas, United States | ROY B. Fulbright | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1984 | Ayres S2R-R3S | Lepanto, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1984 | Beechcraft 35 | Nashville, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1984 | Aeronca 7AC | Carlisle, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1984 | Grumman G-164A | Cotton Plant, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |