Piper PA-32-300 accident near Danville, Arkansas, April 10, 1993
On April 10, 1993 at about 7:30 pm local time, a Piper PA-32-300, registered N4079R, was substantially damaged in an accident near Danville, Arkansas (Danville airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
PILOT'S IMPROPER CROSSWIND CORRECTION, HIS LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND IMPROPER SUPERVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT. A FACTOR WAS THE CROSSWIND
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 10, 1993 · about 7:30 pm local time
- Place
- Danville, Arkansas · Danville · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300 · all PA-32-300s on the register
- Registration
- N4079R · no longer on the register · serial 32-40393
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THE PRIVATE PILOT FAILED TO APPLY CORRECTIONS FOR THE CROSSWIND CONDITIONS AND THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION IN CROSSWIND LANDINGS, THIS WAS THE 'FIRST REAL CROSSWIND LANDING' HE HAD PERFORMED. WIND WAS FROM 210 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 18
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; multi-engine sea; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 8,600 hours in all; 115 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 2
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,400 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 25, 1992; 30 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-540-K1A5 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: NONE Scranton AR
- Destination: NONE
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 9, 4,000 ft by 75 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 210° at 12 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N4079R the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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