# NTSB FTW84FA126: Piper PA-30B, N1VE, Hugo, OK, February 6, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: February 6, 1984, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Hugo, OK
- Coordinates: 34.010074, -95.51062 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0101&lon=-95.5106&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21104
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84FA126
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21104/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA126

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - qualification, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - inadequate training, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - overconfidence in personal ability, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - maintenance,annual inspection - not performed
  - improper use of equipment/aircraft, pilot in command
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
  - fuel system - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - gear retraction - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - propeller feathering - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed(vmc) - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft handling - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ACFT WAS HAVING SOME KIND OF PROBLEM AFTER TAKEOFF. IT ENTERED A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, WENT TO THE RIGHT & CRASHED. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT IT HAD IMPACTED IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE LANDING GEAR WAS FOUND IN A DOWN & LOCKED POSITION. THE LEFT PROP WAS TWISTED & CURLED, OPPOSITE TO THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION & ITS BLADES HAD CHORDWISE SCRATCHES FROM GROUND IMPACT. THE RIGHT PROP HAD NO SIGNS OF ROTATIONAL DAMAGE & IT WAS NOT FEATHERED. ABOUT 40 GALS OF FUEL WERE FOUND IN THE LEFT TANKS. THE RIGHT FUEL TANKS CONTAINED VIRTUALLY NO FUEL: THEY WERE NOT RUPTURED. THE PLT HAD NO MULTI-ENGINE RATING. HIS LOGBOOK HAD NO ENTRIES TO SHOW DUAL MULTI-ENGINE INSTRUCTION NOR COMPLIANCE WITH A BIENNIAL FLT REVIEW. THE ACFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A ROBERTSON STOL KIT, STC SA-2313-WE, WHICH INCREASED ITS GROSS WT TO 3800 LBS. THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS ON 1/10/83.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1VE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1VE-1984-06-11), registration cancelled 1984-06-11, S/N 301260 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30B
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 30-1260
- Airframe hours: 2623
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-320-C1A 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: James R. Lee
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 10, 1983, 86 hours before
- Departed: F53, HUGO, OK
- Destination: ADH, ADA, OK

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 2,581 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 185° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840206059289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840206059289A), Feb 6, 1984: Piper PA30, Hugo, OK, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed when right engine quit during takeoff. Right fuel tank empty and showed signs of contamination.

## Other investigations on N1VE (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX80FVG68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG68), Aug 20, 1980: Piper PA-30 (N1VE), Yuba City, CA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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