- Date
- April 15, 1979
- Place
- Ardmore, OK · ARDMORE, OK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5595Cougar 1976
- Status
- Completed · report May 24, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790415006809A
- Case key
- 137609
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0710 79/4/15 ARDMORE,OK COUGAR 1976 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1630 N5595 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING AGE 52, 986 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARDMORE,OK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- PLT STATED HE FORGOT ACFT EQUIPPED WITH VERNIER THROTTLE CONTROL WHEN TRYING TO ADD PWR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5595
- Reported as
- Cougar 1976
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Downtown
N5595Registration cancelled May 15, 2015 · Nall COUGAR-1Airframe modelNall COUGAR-1Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.