# NTSB FTW85FA010: Rockwell 695A, N81502, Checotah, OK, October 9, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: October 9, 1984, 11:40 local (17:40 UTC)
- Place: Checotah, OK
- Coordinates: 35.470062, -95.520301 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4701&lon=-95.5203&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW85FA010
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21495/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA010

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/spin - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL AT AN ALTITUDE WHICH WAS TOO LOW TO EFFECT RECOVERY BEFORE GROUND IMPACT OCCURRED. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PERFORMING VMC TEST AND MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE SINGLE ENGINE CLIMBS DURING THE TEST FLIGHT. WITNESS DESCRIPTION OF THE AIRCRAFTS MOVEMENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE SUGGESTS THAT THE VMC TEST WERE IN PROGRESS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N81502](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81502-1991-02-05), registration cancelled 1991-02-05, S/N 96000 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Rockwell 695A
- Registry model: [Rockwell International 695A](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-695a) (registry code 7630519) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 96000
- Airframe hours: 778
- Engines: GARRETT TPE331-10 750 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Part 91
- Registered owner: Gac Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: 100 hour, October 6, 1984, 10 hours before
- Departed: PWA, BETHANY, OK
- Destination: PWA, BETHANY, OK

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; commercial, flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 11,098 total, 447 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MCL, 35 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19841009076559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841009076559A), Oct 9, 1984: Gulstm 695A, Checotah, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. During VMC test flight aircraft control was lost. Wing came over and aircraft spun to ground and fire ensued.

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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