This one does have a good bit of cowboy improvisation…

[3WE]

https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Acc ... AR7404.pdf

[J]

The transcript of the cockpit voice recorder is included at the end of the report. Here is the last 35 seconds:

FO Two hundred and fifty, we're about to pass over Page VOR
FO You know where that is?
CPT Yeah
FO All right
CPT About a hundred and eighty degrees to Texarkana
FO About a hundred and fifty two
FO Minimum on route altitude here is forty four hund...
Sound of impact.

[elaw]

The word "about" when used in relation to navigation of motorized vehicles is often not a good thing.

[3WE]

The transcript of the cockpit voice recorder is included at the end of the report. Here is the last 35 seconds:

FO Two hundred and fifty, we're about to pass over Page VOR
FO You know where that is?
CPT Yeah
FO All right
CPT About a hundred and eighty degrees to Texarkana
FO About a hundred and fifty two
FO Minimum on route altitude here is forty four hund...
Sound of impact.

But, they were VFR, in VMC /blue font.

[elaw]

Well... if you're gonna do VFR into IMC, why not go for broke and do it at night?

https://youtu.be/xqijLWONVbg?t=30



Sarcasm aside, it seems cowboy improvisation was a lot more acceptable 50-ish years ago. Though clearly not in this case.

[Gabriel]

FO Minimum on route altitude here is forty four hund...
Sound of impact.

It is like fate waited to kill them until they realized of their stupidity of flying at 2000 ft.

[Gabriel]

The word "about" when used in relation to navigation of motorized vehicles is often not a good thing.

Not really. The problem is that about 180 is not about 150.

[3WE]

If we were Evan, we might argue that the only cause was unhealthy CRM. The FO sounded a bit snippy and unhappy with the procedures and Captain didn’t want to hear it.

3BS is troubled by 2000 ft MSL in the extended Ouachita mountains.

[flyboy2548m]

Why are "we" digging up nearly fifty-year-old crashes? Who gives a phugoid foque?

[3WE]

Why are "we" digging up nearly fifty-year-old crashes? Who gives a phugoid foque?

I found this one interesting. Gross deviations from good practices.

Also of note is that the wreckage was largely left in place on this one and is still there.

[Gabriel]

Also of note is that the wreckage was largely left in place on this one and is still there.

Are you planning to visit it?

[3WE]

Also of note is that the wreckage was largely left in place on this one and is still there.

Are you planning to visit it?

Not really, but it is intriguing.