- Date
- September 16, 1971
- Place
- Midwest City, OK · MIDWEST CITY, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5887PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163738
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3745 71/9/16 MIDWEST CITY,OKLA PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 62, 500 TIME - 1530 N5887P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIGGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEXINGTON,OKLA MIDWEST CITY,OKLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE REMARKS- HIT SMALL TREES ON LEFT SIDE OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5887P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Biggs
N5887PRegistration cancelled Feb 28, 2017 · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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Other investigations on N5887P · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA01LA058Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPittsview, ALThe failure of the pilot to conduct proper preflight planning, resulting in loss of engine power while in cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion, and the subsequent emergency descent and landing to an open field.NTSB CHI71FBQ13Accident · No injuriesClosedMt.Carmel, IL