Event MKC85FA017

1984-11-06 OMAHA, Arkansas, United States Fatal 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N284JD

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

DAVIS JAMES E DAVIS SH-G1

Engine

LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19910620

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A2DDA3

Registrant of record

BLACK CARL S

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N284JD Piper PA18-150 Fatal

Factual narrative

WITNESSES STATED THAT THE ACFT WAS OVERFLYING A PORTION OF TABLEROCK LAKE NEAR THE MARINA THAT THE PLT HAD INTENTIONS OF PURCHASING. THE ACFT STRUCK AN UNMARKED POWER LINE THAT WAS STRUNG APRX 85 FT ABOVE THE LAKE. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE WATER AND SANK. THE AUTOPSY DETERMINED THE MANNER OF DEATH WAS DUE TO DROWNING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_MKC85FA017.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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