20090905015849A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Tulsa, OK · September 5, 2009

Date
September 5, 2009 · 10:41 local
Place
Tulsa, OK
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1228H
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN09FA562
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5D
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
5
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
303 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft departed krvs on an IFR clearance to dallas, TX. Aircraft impacted guy wires at approximately 100 feet AGL from the base of the antennae which was located approximately 8 miles nw of Tulsa riverside airport, snapping the wire and dragging it to the accident scene. The right wing struck the ground followed by the engine and the aircaft wreckage was scattered on approximately a 255-270 degree heading and came to rest in an upright position facing north. Aircraft was partially consumed by post crash fire. Review of aircraft maintenance records indicate that the aircrafts last annual was August 2008. According to airman records the pilot held a private pilot certificate seal without instrument rating.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KRVS ON AN IFR CLEARANCE TO DALLAS, TX. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GUY WIRES AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL FROM THE BASE OF THE ANTENNAE WHICH WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES NW OF TULSA RIVERSIDE AIRPORT, SNAPPING THE WIRE AND DRAGGING IT TO THE ACCIDENT SCENE. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE AND THE AIRCAFT WRECKAGE WAS SCATTERED ON APPROXIMATELY A 255-270 DEGREE HEADING AND CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION FACING NORTH. AIRCRAFT WAS PARTIALLY CONSUMED BY POST CRASH FIRE. REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFTS LAST ANNUAL WAS AUGUST 2008. ACCORDING TO AIRMAN RECORDS THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE SEAL WITHOUT INSTRUMENT RATING.

NTSB investigation

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