ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36877
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 February 1983 |
| Time: | 19:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna P206C |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N8637Z |
| MSN: | P206-0437 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3150 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brookland, AR -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Nashville, TN (BNA) |
| Jonesboro, AR (JBR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT CRASHED IN IMC WEATHER AFTER THE PILOT FAILED TO COMPLETE A VOR APPROACH TO JONESBORO. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER OF THE ACCIDENT ACFT, THE PLT WAS INSTRUMENT RATED AND HAD FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN BUT WAS NOT VERY PROFICIENT IN INSTRUMENT FLYING. DURING THIS FLT THE PLT WANDERED OFF COURSE AND ALT AND HAD TO BE CORRECTED BY ATC. HE IMPROPERLY CALLED NASHVILLE TOWER AS KNOXVILLE TOWER AND MEMPHIS ARTCC AS ATLANTA. THE PLT ALSO DECLARED A MISSED APPROACH AT JONESBORO TWO MINUTES AFTER RECEIVING FINAL CLEARANCE AT 240O FT. THE CONTROLLER ON DUTY STATED THAT HE DID NOT BELIEVE AN APPROACH COULD BE MADE FROM 2400 FT IN 2 MINUTES NOR DID HE HEAR THE ACFT PASS OVER THE ARPT. THE PLT REQUESTED A 2NDAPPROACH AND THERE WERE NO MORE TRANSMISSIONS RECEIVED FROM HIM. THE ACFT CRASHED IN A 90 DEGREE LEFT BANK INTO A WHEAT FIELD ABOUT 6 MILES FROM THE ARPT. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X42196
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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