- Date
- May 26, 1984, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Wewoka, OK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N215DBeech BE35G
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840526058539A
- Case key
- 21122
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was not current in IMC operations nor was the acft certified for instrument lft. After obtaining a wx briefing which forecast a chance of thunderstorms along his route, the plt departed on a x-country. En route the plt contacted Oklahoma city efas and was advised of a thunderstowm near Oklahoma city. Plt stated he would return to ardmore. Witnesses saw the acft descending in a dive out of the low cloud base. Examination of the wreckage indicated the acft separated in-flt at a low alt prior to ground impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N215D
- Reported as
- Beech BE35G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D5005
- Engine
- Continental O-470-G, 240 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- St. Paul Squardon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- GLE · Gainesville, TX
- Destination
- TUL · Tulsa, OK
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 900 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OKC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.