Piper PA-34-200T accident near Texarkana, Arkansas, February 3, 1988
On February 3, 1988 at about 2:20 am local time, a Piper PA-34-200T, registered N2824M, was substantially damaged in an accident near Texarkana, Arkansas (Texarkana airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 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 3, 1988 · about 2:20 am local time
- Place
- Texarkana, Arkansas · Texarkana
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T · all PA-34-200Ts on the register
- Registration
- N2824M · registry record · serial 347870095
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE ILS APPROACH AND LANDING ON RUNWAY 22 AT THE TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS AIRPORT THE NOSE GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. CAUSE OF THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE WAS NOT DETERMINED.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 9,300 hours in all; 1,150 in this make and model; 95 in the last 90 days; 9,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,510 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 4,570 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TIO-360 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: HOT Hot Springs AR
- Destination: TXK Texarkana AR
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 22, 6,601 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 170° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 1,900 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 36°F (2°C), dew point 27°F (-3°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:20 am from TXK
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N2824M the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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