# Accident 20111209030029A: Piper PA-28-235, Chickasha, OK, December 9, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2011, 20:00 local time
- Place: Chickasha, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0278° N, 98.0028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0278&lon=-98.0028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999RR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999RR-2015-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 180 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111209030029A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA101), Dec 10, 2011: Piper PA-28-235D (N999RR), Chickasha, OK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.…

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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