# Accident 20240404002359A: Foutz DAVIS DA-3, Antlers, OK, April 4, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2024, 16:30 local time
- Place: Antlers, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1706° N, 95.6628° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1706&lon=-95.6628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88DT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88DT-2024-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Foutz DAVIS DA-3 (registry code 05613A5, https://openairdocs.org/model/foutz-davis-da-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOUTZ DAVIS DA-3
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 137 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240404002359A

## Narrative

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

THIS OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED BY THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER ON 04/04/2024 AROUND 18:07 PM AND CONFIRMED THAT AN AIRCRAFT HAD CRASHED AROUND ANTLERS, OKLAHOMA WITH 3 FATALITIES. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AROUND 1630 LOCAL TIME ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF ANTLERS REGIONAL AIRPORT (80F) OF UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED 80F AROUND APPROXIMATELY 1600-1630, SHORTLY AFTER AN EXPLOSION WAS HEARD BY THE NEARBY LOCAL RESIDENTS. AT TIME OF DEPARTURE THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FLOWN BY THE PILOT AND HAD ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AS A PASSENGER. ALL 3 OCCUPANTS WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY AROUND 180-200 POUNDS. AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE THE AIRCRAFT WAS LAYING UPSIDE DOWN WITH BOTH WINGS TO THE RIGHT OF THE FUSELAGE, THE ENGINE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE ALONG WITH THE FIREWALL AND INSTRUMENT PANEL APPROXIMATELY 6 TO 9 FEET EAST OF THE ENGINE.

## 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 CEN24FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA148), Apr 4, 2024: Davis DA-3 (N88DT), Antlers, OK, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: Impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined.

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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