# Accident 19771005037819A: Pilats PC6CH2, Oklahoma City, OK, October 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1977
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Wiley Post
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 35.5340° N, 97.6469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILEY POST (PWA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5340&lon=-97.6469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N331V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331V-1978-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/C-H2 (registry code 3375014, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-heli-porter-pilatus-pc6-c-h2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATS PC6CH2
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 20,450 total, 330 in this make and model, 191 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771005037819A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW78FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA001), Oct 5, 1977: Pilatus PC6CH2 (N331V), Oklahoma City, OK, destroyed, 5 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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