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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Tulsa, OK · July 9, 2026

Date: July 9, 2026 · 17:29 local
Place: Tulsa, OK
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8154Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN26LA248
Reported as: Piper PA-30
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 966 total113 in this make and model136 in the last 90 days

N8154YRegistered now · Piper PA-30S/N 30-1267 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On July 9, 2026, at 1729 CDT, privacy data omitted was landing on rwy 19L. Aircraft was being utilized for instruction with a student and instructor on board. Aircraft departed rvs at approximately 1700 CDT and proceeded to training area near bristow, OK. Student stated that the right engine began to experience performance issues. The student began losing directional control and instructor instructed the student to return to rvs. The student had difficulties maintaining center line and directional control during the approach and the controls were handed over to the instructor. The instructor began the landing and opted to conduct a go-around increasing throttles. The aircraft preceded into a right-hand roll and landed off the right side of rwy 19L coming to a stop inverted. Student and instructor were injured and aircraft sustained substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 9, 2026, AT 1729 CDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS LANDING ON RWY 19L. AIRCRAFT WAS BEING UTILIZED FOR INSTRUCTION WITH A STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RVS AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 CDT AND PROCEEDED TO TRAINING AREA NEAR BRISTOW, OK. STUDENT STATED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PERFORMANCE ISSUES. THE STUDENT BEGAN LOSING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND INSTRUCTOR INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO RETURN TO RVS. THE STUDENT HAD DIFFICULTIES MAINTAINING CENTER LINE AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE APPROACH AND THE CONTROLS WERE HANDED OVER TO THE INSTRUCTOR. THE INSTRUCTOR BEGAN THE LANDING AND OPTED TO CONDUCT A GO-AROUND INCREASING THROTTLES. THE AIRCRAFT PRECEDED INTO A RIGHT-HAND ROLL AND LANDED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RWY 19L COMING TO A STOP INVERTED. STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE INJURED AND AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

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 CEN26LA248Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportTulsa, OKOn July 9, 2026, about 1729 central daylight time, a Piper PA-30 airplane, N8154Y, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma. The flight instructor and pilot under instruction were seriously injured. The airplane was…Jul 9, 2026 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8154Y · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20071015022139ILevel Off Touchdown · Westport, OK(-23) On October 15,2007, at approximately 1923UTC, a Piper PA-30, N8154Y, landed with the landing gear retracted, after declaration of an emergency, at the Westport Airport, clevland, OK. The rated private pilot and two passengers were not injured. The…Oct 15, 2007 · Minor damage