- Date
- March 17, 1984, 15:58 local (21:58 UTC)
- Place
- Bristow, OK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7386WPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840317059349A
- Case key
- 21108
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Just prior to the accident, the acft was observed to make a low pass down rwy 35 in slow flt. The acft then entered a steep climb at the end of the rwy to an alt of 200 to 300 ft AGL. It then turned left onto a crosswind leg of the pattern, the left wing dropped into a steep bank & the nose dropped. The acft impacted in a wheat field in a wings level, slightly nose-down attitude with a high sink rate. After principal impact, the acft slid 66 ft. no preimpact part failure or malfunction was evedent. At tulsa, the 1552 CST wind was from 070 deg at 7 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7386W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-1270
- Airframe hours
- 3,060
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lacey O. Taylor Jr
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 18, 1983 · 32 hours before
- Airport
- 3F7 · Jones Memorial, runway 35, 3,375 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 513 total · 288 in this make and model · 496 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUL
FAA reports on this event · 1
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