Piper PA-24 accident near Siloam Springs, Arkansas, November 3, 1986
On November 3, 1986 at about 4:30 am local time, a Piper PA-24, registered N7062P, was destroyed in an accident near Siloam Springs, Arkansas (Smith airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were killed. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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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 October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 3, 1986 · about 4:30 am local time
- Place
- Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Smith · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24 · all PA-24s on the register
- Registration
- N7062P · registry record · serial 24-2216
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
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
- Flight time: 329 hours in all; 84 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,611 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 4, 1986; 34 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,550 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: 3EX Excelsior Sprgs MO
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 4,985 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 100° at 4 knots
- Sky: not recorded at 100 ft
- Temperature: 48°F (9°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:48 pm from FYV, 195 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 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 MKC87FA012.