Piper PA-23-250 N104JK
20 February 1985 · Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 February 1985 at about 04:14 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N104JK was involved in an accident near Hot Springs, 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 04:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Memorial (HOT)
- Coordinates
- 34.5003, -93.0506
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250
- Registration
- N104JK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ada → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MKC85FA059
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
PILOT HAD BEEN CLEARED FOR AN ILS APPROACH TO HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS. AFTER HE CROSSED THE INITIAL APPROACH FIX, HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO CLIMB BACK ABOVE THE CLOUDS FOR JUST A SECOND. HE CLIMBED 500 FEET IN THE NEXT 12 SECONDS, THEN STARTED A FAST DESCENT. THE LAST TWO RADAR HITS WERE ALMOST SUPERIMPOSED. THERE WAS A POST IMPACT FIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-23-250 | Jacksonvile, Florida, United States | Thomas E. Daniels | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Feb 1985 | Piper PA-23-250 | Reidsville, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 May 1985 | Piper PA-23 | Clovis, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-23-250 | Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Feb 1985 | Piper PA-23-250 | Markesan, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-23-250 | Santa Barbara, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,716 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1985 | Bell OH-13E | Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1985 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Dumas, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1985 | Piper PA-18-150 | Moscow, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Oct 1985 | Mooney MK21 | Warren, Arkansas, United States | Earl L.kirkpatrick | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1985 | Cessna 152 | Hughes, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1985 | Cessna 140 | Coy, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |