Piper PA-28-180 N7746W

Summary

On 17 November 2011 at about 22:10 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N7746W, operated by Branstetter Olin R, was involved in an accident near Perryville, Arkansas, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 November 2011 at 22:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Perryville, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

34.9178, -92.9056

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N7746W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Branstetter Olin R

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stillwater → Little Rock

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12FA072

4 people died.

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

About 2 hours after departure, radar data tracked the airplane at 7,000 feet before the airplane then initiated a right, descending turn before disappearing from radar. Witnesses reported seeing the airplane flying low, descending, making several turns, before impacting terrain. Impact signatures were consistent with a steep, nose-low attitude. An examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any preimpact anomalies. The reason for the pilot's loss of control could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.