19771005037819A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Pilats PC6CH2 · Oklahoma City, OK · October 5, 1977

Date
October 5, 1977
Place
Oklahoma City, OK
Airport
Wiley Post
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N331V
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW78FA001
Reported as
Pilats PC6CH2
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
20,450 total330 in this make and model191 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Eng pwr lever found aft the prop reverse position with finger lift raised above beta detent.

As the FAA filed it

ENG PWR LEVER FOUND AFT THE PROP REVERSE POSITION WITH FINGER LIFT RAISED ABOVE BETA DETENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.