20111209030029A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Chickasha, OK · December 9, 2011

Date: December 9, 2011 · 20:00 local
Place: Chickasha, OK
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N999RR
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12FA101
Reported as: Piper PA-28-235
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 190 total180 in this make and model67 in the last 90 days

N999RRRegistration cancelled Jul 15, 2015 · Piper PA-28-235S/N 28-11339 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot planned flight from guymon, OK to norman, OK to depart in early afternoon. Was delayed 3-4 hours. Received a weather briefing from flight service at 1546 local for a flight from guymon to norman that would depart in about 2 hours. Pilot filed no flight plan, filled up aircraft with fuel and departed guymon, OK around 1830 local. South of intended course (approximately 5 miles south of Chickasha, OK airport), pilot crashed (stall/spin) on private property. Reported weather at Chickasha airport shortly after accident was 900 overcast. Witness at the accident site said that it was hazy but that the moon was shining through the haze.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT PLANNED FLIGHT FROM GUYMON, OK TO NORMAN, OK TO DEPART IN EARLY AFTERNOON. WAS DELAYED 3-4 HOURS. RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM FLIGHT SERVICE AT 1546 LOCAL FOR A FLIGHT FROM GUYMON TO NORMAN THAT WOULD DEPART IN ABOUT 2 HOURS. PILOT FILED NO FLIGHT PLAN, FILLED UP AIRCRAFT WITH FUEL AND DEPARTED GUYMON, OK AROUND 1830 LOCAL. SOUTH OF INTENDED COURSE (APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTH OF CHICKASHA, OK AIRPORT), PILOT CRASHED (STALL/SPIN) ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. REPORTED WEATHER AT CHICKASHA AIRPORT SHORTLY AFTER ACCIDENT WAS 900 OVERCAST. WITNESS AT THE ACCIDENT SITE SAID THAT IT WAS HAZY BUT THAT THE MOON WAS SHINING THROUGH THE HAZE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN12FA101Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportChickasha, OKThe non-instrument-rated pilot's decision to continue flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of instrument…Dec 10, 2011 · Substantial damage