# NTSB FTW71AF002: Piper PA-30, N8516Y, Davenport, OK, July 11, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1970
- Place: Davenport, OK · DAVENPORT, OK
- Location: 35.7094° N, 96.7642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davenport, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7094&lon=-96.7642&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116705
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71AF002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1317  70/7/11    DAVENPORT,OKLA      PIPER PA-30         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 1750
        TIME - 2023                    N8516Y              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 625 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STROUD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FREEPORT BAHAMAS,BCC        OKLAHOMA CITY,OKLA           TULSA,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 7/12/70.ACFT OBSVD DRG LTNG ILLUMINATION,AT LOW ALT IN DSCNDG R TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8516Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8516Y-1971-01-26), registration cancelled 1971-01-26, S/N 30-1677 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Stroud

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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