Beech E18S accident near Texarkana, Arkansas, November 8, 1986
On November 8, 1986 at about 5:13 am local time, a Beech E18S, registered N149AA, was destroyed in an accident near Texarkana, Arkansas (Municipal-Webb airport). It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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
- November 8, 1986 · about 5:13 am local time
- Place
- Texarkana, Arkansas · Municipal-Webb
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Beech E18S · all E18Ss on the register
- Registration
- N149AA · registry record · serial BA-406
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRPLANE WAS ON A POSITIONING FLIGHT SO IT WOULD BE IN PLACE FOR AN EARLY MONDAY MORNING FREIGHT RUN. PILOT CALLED FOR MISSED APPROACH AND AFTER RECEIVING CLEARANCE, DECLARED HE WAS IN VFR CONDITIONS AND THOUGHT HE WOULD LAND ON RWY 31. DURING A TURN, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE TERRAIN INVERTED AND BURNED. WEATHER AT AIRPORT 21 MINUTES PRIOR TO ACCIDENT WAS: IND CEILING 100 FEET, SKY OBSCURED, VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE IN FOG.
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
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 13,000 hours in all; 3,000 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 10,412 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, October 5, 1986; 45 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 9,300 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W R-985-AN14B (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: LIT Little Rock AR at 4:03 am
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 190° at 5 knots
- Sky: not recorded
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:52 pm from TXK
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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