- Date
- November 21, 1982, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hennessey, OK
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9816WPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821121059459A
- Case key
- 71017
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was giving taxi rides to his grandchildren at a private farm strip. Accompanied by two teenage granddaughters, the plt was observed in the right front seat holding the entry door open while taxiing the acft up & down the strip. A witness heard the throttle advance at approximately mid field & saw the acft become airborne near the end of the strip. The acft climbed in a very high nose up attitude & then slid backwards in the air, disappearing from view in a tail down fall. The trim was found in the full nose up position. None of the occupants were wearing seatbelts. Neither of the passengers had any aeronautical knowledge. The plt had a medical history of treatment for high blood pressure. A review of his log book indicated that he discontinued flying while taking medication. He had just started flying again after discontinuing his medication. The plt's son stated that the plt had not intended to take off & felt strongly that the plt became incapacitated while taxiing & became airborne inadvertantly.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9816W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-23317
- Airframe hours
- 2,367
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Al D. Racer
- Registered owner
- Al D. Racer
- Departed
- Hennessey, OK
- Destination
- Hennessey, OK
- Airport
- Racer Private, runway 36, 1,737 × 60 ft, gravel
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
- 76
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Unknown
- Flight hours
- 269 total · 232 in this make and model · 145 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 145 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- END, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.