Plane Crash List

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.

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