- Date
- January 2, 1982, 03:36 local (09:36 UTC)
- Place
- Chickasha, OK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4876KNavion A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820102085479A
- Case key
- 70229
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft departed from a private airport 2 miles south of Chickasha at 0330. At 0336 power was interrupted on electric power lines southwest of Chickasha. The wreckage was found 6 miles south and 4 and 1/2 miles west of Chickasha a few feet west of a 35 foot powerline. A 5 foot section of the right wingtip had been sheared off and the top powerline was broken.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4876K
- Reported as
- Navion A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- NAV 4 1876
- Engine
- Continental E-225, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Steve A. Phillips
- Registered owner
- Steve A. Phillips
- Departed
- Chickasha, OK
- Destination
- Lawton, 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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 153° at 23 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 113 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.