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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA23-250 · 8 Miles Se Bris, OK · November 11, 1982

Accident · FatalFinal report
Date
November 10, 1982, 23:15 local (Nov 11, 1982, 05:15 UTC)
Place
8 Miles Se Bris, OK
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6145YPiper PA23-250
Weather
Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
Status
Completed · report November 10, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19821110058659A
Case key
69670

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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.

In flight encounter with weatherCruise - normal
Weather condition - fogFactor
Weather condition - rainFactor
Vfr flight into imc - initiatedPilot in commandCause
In flight collision with terrain/waterManeuvering

Analysis

The acft departed at 2220 with a planned enroute stop at holdenville, OK. 55 minutes later the acft crashed approximately 8.5 miles from its original departure point. Witnesses describe the wx as very bad due to heavy rain & fog.

Aircraft

Registration
N6145Y
Reported as
Piper PA23-250
Category
Airplane
Serial number
27-3361
Airframe hours
3,889
Engine
Lycoming IO-540-C4B5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Kenneth C. Carter
Registered owner
Kenneth C. Carter
Departed
3F7
Destination
OK19

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
49
Certificates
Commercial, Flight instructor
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Flight hours
2,414 total · 108 in this make and model · 1,896 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days

Weather

Conditions
Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
Wind
170° at 10 knots
Temperature
153 °F
Altimeter
30.00 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 N6145Y · 1

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