- Date
- February 12, 1985, 09:49 local (15:49 UTC)
- Place
- Healdton, OK
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N39516Piper PA-32RT-300N1162NMooney M20J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19850212074021A19850212077932A
- Case key
- 21527
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided at 4,500 ft MSL within aprx 15 degrees of head-on. VMC with 30 mi visibility existed with plt reported winds aloft as being light from the west. En route recorded data indicated that N39516 was on a true course of 180 deg and N1162N was on a true couse of 346 deg. Magnetic variation was aprx 7 deg & 25 min east giving an aprx magnetic course for N39516 of 173 deg and 339 deg for N1162N. According to FAR 91.109 N39516 should have been maintaining an odd thousand ft MSL alt plus 500 ft. the stabilator of N39516 was separated from the vertical fin causing the uncontrolled descent. The left horizontal stabilator of N39516 violated the cabin of N1162N fatally injuring the solo plt. N39516 was consumed bu post-crash fire.
The acft collided at 4,500 ft MSL within aprx 15 degrees of head-on. VMC with 30 mi visibility existed with plt reported winds aloft as being light from the west. En route recorded data indicated that N39516 was on a true course of 180 deg and N1162N was on a true course of 346 deg. Magnetic variation was aprx 7 deg & 25 min east giving an aprx magnetic course for N39516 of 173 deg and 339 deg for N1162N. According to FAR 91.109 N39516 should have been maintaining an odd thousand ft MSL alt plus 500 ft. the stabilator of N39516 was separated from the vertical fin causing the uncontrolled descent. The left horizontal stabilator of N39516 violated the cabin of N1162N fatally injuring the solo plt. N39516 was consumed bu post-crash fire.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N39516
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32RT-300 (PA-32RT-30)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- PA32R7885225
- Airframe hours
- 2,350
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Hurricleen Leasing Corp
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 29, 1984 · 88 hours before
- Departed
- OUN · Norman, OK
- Destination
- 8F7 · Decatur, TX
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N1162N
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-1283
- Airframe hours
- 437
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Eagle Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1984 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- FTW · Fort Worth, TX
- Destination
- PWA · Oklahoma City, OK
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N39516
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 718 total · 683 as pilot in command · 82 in the last 90 days · 38 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N1162N
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 724 total · 258 in this make and model · 573 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ADM, 17 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.