FTW69F0250

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Oklahoma Cty, OK · October 10, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 10, 1968
Place
Oklahoma Cty, OK · OKLAHOMA CTY, OK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5809PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report November 21, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107746

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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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3-3334  68/10/10   OKLAHOMA CTY,OKLA   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1725
        TIME - 2057                    N5809P              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 851 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILL ROGERS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        REMARKS- WAKE TURBULENCE FROM LANDING JET.

Aircraft

Registration
N5809P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Will Rogers

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