- Date
- August 2, 1991, 21:49 local (Aug 3, 1991, 02:49 UTC)
- Place
- Tulsa, OK
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N643TBeech J35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910802034839A
- Case key
- 18119
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Probable cause
The engine ailure for undetermined reasons. Factors were the light condition and the lack of suitable terrain.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airplane had just become established on final approach when the engine quit. All attempts to regain power failed. The pilot intentionally stalled the airplane into tree tops. The engine was later functionally tested and performed satisfactory.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N643T
- Reported as
- Beech J35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-5718
- Engine
- Continental IO-470, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Wisian, George R. & Linda B.
- Registered owner
- Wisian, George R. & Linda B.
- Departed
- 7F4 · Wagoner, OK
- Airport
- TUL · Tulsa International
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,060 total · 50 in this make and model · 865 as pilot in command · 250 in the last 90 days · 85 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 190° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Observed at
- TUL, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.