Aero Commander 690A accident near Pea Ridge, Arkansas, December 21, 1984
On December 21, 1984 at about 1:20 am local time, a Aero Commander 690A, registered N9229Y, was destroyed in an accident near Pea Ridge, Arkansas (Field Municipal-Carter). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed and 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 21, 1984 · about 1:20 am local time · cases in 1984
- Place
- Pea Ridge, Arkansas · Field Municipal-Carter · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed and 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Aero Commander 690A · all 690As on the register
- Registration
- N9229Y · registry record · serial 11122
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PLT WAS CLEARED FOR VOR/DME APPROACH TO ROGERS ARPT BY FAYETTEVILLE APCH CONTROL; FAYETTEVILLE ALTIMETER SETTING OF 29.85 (CONFIRMED BY RECORDED TRANSCRIPT) FURNISHED. PLT DID NOT READ BACK. DURING APCH, ACFT IMPACTED TREES 25 FT AGL AT APRX 1320 FT MSL, 3 MILES SHORT OF ARPT. INVESTIGATION SHOWED PLT'S ALTIMETER SET AT 30.14 (ALTIMETER WOULD READ 290 FT HIGHER THAN ACFT ACTUAL ALTITUDE). PLT'S RECALL WAS THAT THE 30.14 SETTING WAS FURNISHED BY APCH CONTROL. PLT FURTHER STATED LAST RECALLED ALTITUDE READING WAS 1750 FT. APCH PLATE SHOWS 1700 FT MDA WITH ROGERS ALTIMETER SETTING; INCREASE MDA BY 100 FT IF USING FAYETTEVILLE SETTING.
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: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 105 in the last 90 days; 4,900 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,857 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, July 11, 1984; 87 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 10,250 lb
- Seats: 11
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Garrett TPE3315251K (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Northwest Air Charter
The flight
- Departed from: BTR Baton Rouge LA at 11:35 pm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 19, 6,000 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 060° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 800 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 52°F (11°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:53 am from FYV, 25 miles away
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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Other NTSB records under N9229Y the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N9229Y on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Aero Commander 690 25 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Aero Commander 709 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Garrett TPE3315251K 7 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Rogers Executive - Carter Field · nearest airport
- Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Arkansas 1,582 since 1982 · 176 in the last ten years
- Arkansas 3,493 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N9229Y 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/MKC85FA037.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.