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Three killed in Cessna 210B crash near Parkin, Arkansas

An NTSB accident record lists three people aboard and three fatalities in the October 6, 2025 crash; the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 9:30 a.m. ET
people were killed when a crashed near Parkin, Arkansas, on the evening of October 6, 2025, according to the National Transportation Safety Board accident record. The record puts the time at about local, lists people aboard and fatalities, and describes the aircraft as destroyed. The flight is classified in the record as a Part 91 general aviation flight. The investigation is open and developing; the cause has not been determined. The accident record identifies the aircraft as . Aircraft registry records list as a , a single-engine piston landplane with a Continental Motor I0-470 series engine, serial number 21057927, built in 1962 and 63 years old at the time of the crash. Registry records list the registered owner as W. J. Bolton Farms LLC; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight. An OpenCorporates listing shows W. J. Bolton Farms, LLC as an Arkansas company registered on 29 April 2003, and a Manta business directory listing places it at Marked Tree, Arkansas. No company website or further detail about its operations could be located. This is background on the owner of record and says nothing about this accident. Geographic reference data places Parkin in Cross County, Arkansas, at a settlement elevation of 223 feet, 2.1 miles SSW of Stokes Flying Services Airport, 5.1 miles N of Runsick Flying Service Earle Airport and 5.5 miles ESE of Stokes Airport (63AR). Weather observations recorded at Delta Regional Airport (KDRP), 18.4 miles away and 19 minutes from the reported time, show wind from 30 degrees at 11 knots, visibility half a statute mile, an overcast ceiling at 400 feet, heavy rain and fog, and a temperature of 72°F. These are instrument readings only and have not been connected to the accident. As a matter of record, the NTSB database, which begins in 2008, contains 7 other cases involving the , of which 2 involved a fatality. That count is not a safety rate and says nothing about the cause of this accident. The NTSB investigation is continuing.

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Reference data

From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.

Registration
N9627X
Type
Cessna 210B — single-engine piston landplane
Engines
CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
Built
1962-01-01 (63 years old)
Registered owner
W J Bolton Farms LlcThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
223 ft
Nearest aerodrome
2.1 miles NNE of Stokes Flying Services Airport (US-8743)

Sources

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 13:30current

    Corrected the bearings between Parkin and the nearby aerodromes to match the geographic reference data and added Stokes Airport (63AR); clarified the 223 ft figure is the settlement's elevation.

  2. Version 15 Aug 2026, 20:21

    First published.

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