- Date
- May 22, 1983, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Broken Arrow, OK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2261KBreezy DRAKE-EDGAR
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830522020319A
- Case key
- 20725
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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 acft collided with the ground in a flat spin that lasted for about 14 turns with no change in attitude. The plt had just completed an air show and was preparing to join a formation flt to return to the arpt. Just before joining the formation the plt was seen to do a 'split-s' which ended in a normal spin that went flat. Post-accident exam showed thata elevator bracket had failed at a weld during a heavier than normal load. The weld revealed poor heat penetration. The upper side of the ear revealed no metal fusing. The metal on the lower side of the ear to bracket was partially fused together.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2261K
- Reported as
- Breezy DRAKE-EDGAR (DRAKE-EDGA)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 82619
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard C. Hamm
- Airport
- 1H6 · Harvey Young
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Observed at
- TUL, 8 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.