# NTSB FTW67A0025: Piper PA-18, N5897D, Kellyville, OK, August 21, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1966
- Place: Kellyville, OK · KELLYVILLE, OK
- Location: 35.9726° N, 96.1927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kellyville, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9726&lon=-96.1927&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0648  66/8/21    KELLYVILLE OKLA     PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1705                    N5897D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 48, 14000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 2000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                       250
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      70
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.21 PERCENT. THIS AMT IS SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE LOSS OF CRITICAL JUDGMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5897D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5897D-2011-04-29), registration cancelled 2011-04-29, S/N 18-5406 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N5897D (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 UNK64X0603](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0603), Feb 18, 1964: Piper PA18 (N5897D), El Toro, CA, substantial damage

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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