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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Jenks, OK · October 17, 2007

Date: October 17, 2007 · 14:03 local
Place: Jenks, OK
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N978TL
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW08FA015
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO520BA
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 5
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total200 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N978TLRegistration cancelled Mar 24, 2010 · Beech A36S/N E-978 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 10-17-2007 at approx. 2:00 pm, a BE-A36 with five (5) souls on board departed riverside airport, tulsa ok. For an IFR flight to sugarland, TX. Approx. three (3) miles south of the airport the aircraft collided with high voltage powerlines in a residential area. The aircraft was totally consumed by fire and all on board received fatal injuries. Weather at the time of departure was VFR.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 10-17-2007 AT APPROX. 2:00 PM, A BE-A36 WITH FIVE (5) SOULS ON BOARD DEPARTED RIVERSIDE AIRPORT, TULSA OK. FOR AN IFR FLIGHT TO SUGARLAND, TX. APPROX. THREE (3) MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH HIGH VOLTAGE POWERLINES IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY CONSUMED BY FIRE AND ALL ON BOARD RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE WAS VFR.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DFW08FA015Accident · 5 fatalField investigationFinal reportGlenpool, OKThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane after departure, which resulted in a collision with power lines. A factor was the high winds.Oct 17, 2007 · Destroyed