FTW82FPM13

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing A75 · Tulsa, OK · July 7, 1982

Accident · Serious injuriesFinal report
Date
July 7, 1982, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
Place
Tulsa, OK
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N69CBBoeing A75
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report July 7, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19820707026069A
Case key
72876

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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.

Loss of engine powerTakeoff - initial climb
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Loss of control - in flightTakeoff - initial climb
Airspeed - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Stall - inadvertentPilot in commandCause
In flight collision with terrain/waterTakeoff - initial climb
Terrain condition - ground

Analysis

A witness located at the departure end of the runway stated that the aircraft climbed to an altitude of approximately 400 feet when the engine stopped running. In a nose high atitude the left wing was observed to drop and a stall occurred. The pilot had no recollection of events before or after the accident.

Aircraft

Registration
N69CB
Reported as
Boeing A75
Category
Airplane
Serial number
75-5302
Airframe hours
2,144
Engine
Continental R-670, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Aldan Miller
Registered owner
Aldan Miller
Departed
Tulsa, OK
Destination
Tulsa, OK
Airport
Saudride

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
53
Certificates
Airline transport, Commercial
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Flight hours
12,411 total · 140 in this make and model

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
360° at 6 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Temperature
158 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

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

Other investigations on N69CB · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.