FTW68A0012

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-16 · Duncan, OK · August 2, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 2, 1967
Place
Duncan, OK · DUNCAN, OK
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N5800HPiper PA-16
Status
Completed · report September 15, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115820

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0389   67/8/2    DUNCAN,OKLA         PIPER PA-16         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 1050
        TIME - 0455                    N5800H              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALLIBURTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL-1.37MG PCNT. ACCIDENT OCCURRED OVER DARK SPARSELY LIGHTED TERRAIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N5800H
Reported as
Piper PA-16
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Halliburton

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.