FTW68F0244

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Tulsa, OK · October 1, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 1, 1967
Place
Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6721WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report December 18, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114499

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NTSB brief

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

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0769   67/10/1   TULSA,OKLA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1455                    N6721W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TULSA NORTH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      86
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          190                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- TURBULENCE ROLLED ACFT. STUDENT CROSS CONTROLLED,SLIPPED ACFT. WIND 15K,GUSTING TO 23K.

Aircraft

Registration
N6721W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tulsa North

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