Piper PA-28-180 accident near Booneville, Arkansas, August 3, 1994
On August 3, 1994 at about 6:30 pm local time, a Piper PA-28-180, registered N7276W, was substantially damaged in an accident near Booneville, Arkansas (Booneville Municipal airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT NOT OBTAINED DUE TO EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 3, 1994 · about 6:30 pm local time
- Place
- Booneville, Arkansas · Booneville Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180 · all PA-28-180s on the register
- Registration
- N7276W · registry record · serial 28-1114
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE SPEED ON FINAL WAS 85 TO 90 KNOTS. OVER THE LANDING THRESHOLD AT 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE PILOT REDUCED THE POWER TO IDLE. THE AIRPLANE FLOATED AND THE TOUCHDOWN WAS 900 TO 1,000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AND DURING BRAKING THE AIRPLANE DID NOT SEEM TO SLOW. THE PILOT GOT OFF THE BRAKES, RETRACTED THE FLAPS, AND STARTED TO ADD POWER BUT, DUE TO TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY HE CHANGED HIS MIND. THE PILOT APPLIED HARD BRAKING AND LOCKED THE BRAKES. THE AIRPLANE GROUNDLOOPED, SLID TO THE RIGHT, AND HIT A FENCE. THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THE BRAKES WERE WITHIN THE REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; single-engine sea
- Flight time: 147 hours in all; 6 in this make and model; 73 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,220 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 28, 1994; 80 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,400 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A4A (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Ozark Regional Flt. Serv. INC.
The flight
- Departed from: HOT Hot Springs AR at 5:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 27, 3,250 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 120° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 4,200 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Observation at 6:56 pm from FSM
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number FTW94LA259.