- Date
- March 28, 1982, 19:15 local (Mar 29, 1982, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- Norman, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2153TPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820328006519A
- Case key
- 72028
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft's engine quit 15 minutes short of the destination on a cross country flight. The aircraft had 36 gallons of fuel on departure at 1600 CST and the accident occurred at 1915. A forced landing was made on a street in Norman, Oklahoma.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2153T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287205003
- Airframe hours
- 4,310
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dennis Lightly
- Registered owner
- Michael H. Baxt
- Departed
- 45R · Kountz, TX
- Destination
- PWA · Oklahoma City, OK
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 122 total · 18 in this make and model · 78 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 325° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 149 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.