# NTSB FTW75FPM05: Tern II, N250Z, Tulsa, OK, September 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1974
- Place: Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136901
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FPM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPM05-136901

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2724  74/9/14    TULSA,OKLA          TERN II             CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 510
        TIME - 1500                    N250Z               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARVEY YOUNG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OKLA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PLT HI ON FNL APCH,ACTVTD DRAG CHUTE NOT PREV FLT TESTD.HIT SUNFLOWERS SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N250Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N250Z-1974-10-25), registration cancelled 1974-10-25, S/N 2072 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TERN II
- Registry model: [Hurt TERN II](https://openairdocs.org/model/hurt-tern-ii) (registry code 0562567) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Harvey Young

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740914030549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740914030549A), Sep 14, 1974: Amtr 0562567, Tulsa, OK, Destroyed. Plt hi on fnl apch,actvtd drag chute not prev flt testd. Hit sunflowers short of rwy.

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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