Little Rock - Texarkana

On November 7, 1986 at 11:13 PM, Little Rock - Texarkana experienced a crash involving Beechcraft E18, operated by Springdale Air Service, with the event recorded near Texarkana Texas.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. 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 runway 31. During a turn, the airplane impacted the terrain inverted and burned. Weather at airport 21 minutes prior to accident was: indefinite ceiling 100 feet, sky obscured, visibility 1/4 mile in fog. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N149AA, MSN BA-406, year of manufacture 1959.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 33.4467°, -94.0771°.