Beech 77 accident near Friendship, Arkansas, September 28, 1988
On September 28, 1988 at about 8:30 pm local time, a Beech 77, registered N67572, was substantially damaged in an accident near Friendship, Arkansas. It was an instructional 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
- September 28, 1988 · about 8:30 pm local time
- Place
- Friendship, Arkansas
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 77 · all 77s on the register
- Registration
- N67572 · registry record · serial WA 105
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE CFI RPRTD HE WAS DEMONSTRATING AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO A PVT RATED PLT & CONFUSION (ABOUT WHO WAS FLYING THE ACFT) RESULTED IN A COMMITMENT TO LAND. THE LANDING WAS MADE ON A GRAVEL ROAD. DURING THE ROLL-OUT, THE ACFT VEERED INTO A DITCH & WAS DAMAGED.
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 multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 515 hours in all; 390 in this make and model; 17 in the last 90 days; 17 in the last 30 days; 497 as pilot in command; 115 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection
- Maximum gross weight: 1,675 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Central Flying Service, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: M89 Arkadelphia AR at 5:30 pm
- Destination: M89
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 170° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:00 pm from HOT, 30 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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