ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36546
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| Date: | Friday 14 December 1984 |
| Time: | 16:07 |
| Type: |  Cessna 180K |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N64011 |
| MSN: | 18052862 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 916 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Smith, AR -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rogers, AR (ROG) |
| Little Rock, AR (LIT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WITNESSES ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER OBSERVED THE ACFT FLYING LOW OVER THE RIVER, IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. AS THE ACFT APPROACHED A SET OF HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINES THAT CROSSED THE RIVER APRX 85 FT ABOVE THE WATER, IT BANKED LEFT AND THE RT WING STRUCK THE LOWER WIRES. THE ACFT IMPACTED THE WATER TAIL FIRST AND SUBMERGED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ENG AND PROPELLER SOUNDS WERE NORMAL PRIOR TO IMPACT. CONTINUITY OF THE CONTROL CABLES WERE ESTABLISHED. WX AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 300 OVERCAST WITH ABOUT 1 MI VISIBILITY. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X41865
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] |
| 04-Jun-2023 01:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]] |
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