Smith Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Siloam Springs, Arkansas 72761
Sunday, November 2, 1986 22:30 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PLT HAD LOGGED 3 HRS OF SIMULATED INSTRUMENT TRAINING PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT. HE RECEIVED A WX BRIEFING WHICH REPORTED WX CONDITIONS NEARBY WERE IFR DUE TO LOW CEILINGS AND FOG. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ACFT STARTED A LEFT TURN AND IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A LEFT WING, NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. WITNESSES STATED PATCHY FOG WAS PRESENT AROUND THE ARPT.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 11/2/1986
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 2230
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City SILOAM SPRINGS
Event State ARKANSAS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 72761
Event Date Year 1986
Event Date Month 11
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport SMITH
Event Location Nearest Airport ID SLG
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 1
Degrees magnetic from airport 270
Airport Elevation 1193
Weather Briefing Completeness Partial - limited by pilot
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 2248
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 135
Weather Observation Facility ID FYV
Elevation of weather observation facility 251
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 195
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Night/Dark
Lowest Ceiling Height 100
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 100
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Obscured
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 0
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 9
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 9
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 100
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 2
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1630
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Nov 3 1986 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1100
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 32057
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:14AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Instrument Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N7062P
NTSB Number MKC87FA012
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name PIPER
Aircraft Model PA-24
Aircraft Series Identifier PA-24
Aircraft Serial Number 24-2216
Certified Max Gross Weight 2550
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Aug 4 1986 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 34
Airframe Hours 2611
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name DONALD E. VAN CAMP
Aircraft Owner Street Address RR 2 BOX 1A
Aircraft Owner City POL
Aircraft Owner State MO
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 64671
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 2249
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code 3EX
Destination City EXCELSIOR SPRGS
Destination State MO
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Descent
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 36
Runway Length 4985
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --