Cessna C-150K accident near Hot Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1984
On February 25, 1984 at about 2:15 am local time, a Cessna C-150K, registered N6063G, was substantially damaged in an accident near Hot Springs, Arkansas (Hot Springs Mem. airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 25, 1984 · about 2:15 am local time
- Place
- Hot Springs, Arkansas · Hot Springs Mem. · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna C-150K
- Registration
- N6063G · registry record · serial 15071563
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING THE FORCED LANDING 1/4 MILE FROM THE RWY. THE PLT HAD LANDED ONLY 19 MILES FROM THE ACCIDENT, AND FINDING NO FUEL AVAILABLE AT THE UNATTENDED ARPT DECIDED TO CONTINUE HIS FLT. JUST SHORT OF DESTINATION THE ACFT, RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE PLT STATED THAT BEFORE HE TOOK OFF, THE FUEL GAGES INDICATED THE TANKS WERE 1/4 FULL.
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; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 8,000 hours in all; 1,100 in this make and model; 90 in the last 90 days; 7,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,060 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, February 18, 1984; 10 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: M78 Malvern AR at 2:00 am
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 31, 4,100 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 45°F (7°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:45 am from HOT
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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