FTW81FA019

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Oklahoma City, OK · December 21, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 21, 1980
Place
Oklahoma City, OK · OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2524PPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report February 3, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19801221089189A
Case key
127617

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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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3-3265  80/12/21   OKLAHOMA CITY,OK    PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N2524P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OKLAHOMA CITY,OK            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MUFFLERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FUMES IN CABIN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CARBON MONOXIDE 23% SATURATION IN BLOOD.

Aircraft

Registration
N2524P
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.