# NTSB FTW66A0116: Cherokee II, N74007, Tulsa, OK, June 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1966
- Place: Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171165
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66A0116
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0116

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1130  66/6/18    TULSA,OKLA          CHEROKEE II         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1800                    N74007              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARVEY YOUNG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- GLIDER NOSED-UP AFTER GROUND TOW RELEASE AND RIGHT WING FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74007](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74007-1970-07-13), registration cancelled 1970-07-13, S/N MPR-1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHEROKEE II
- Registry model: [Hall CHEROKEE II](https://openairdocs.org/model/hall-cherokee-ii) (registry code 40601XL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider, amateur-built
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Harvey Young

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.

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