- Date
- August 28, 1985, 17:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- Ada, OK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N711XXNorth American British Harvard Mkii
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850828047789A
- Case key
- 21569
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Analysis
Two fully qualified single engine plts were in the acft at the time of the accidnet. The acft was observed making low passes near the airport after takeoff. One plt's mother lived near the accident site. The acft was in a steep banked right turn when the right wing tip impacted the surface followed by the aircraft impacting the surface with the wreckage continuing thru wires, fence and the pipe storage racks. The impact demolished the aircraft and fatally injured the plts. It could not be determined which of the plts was flying the acft at the time of impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N711XX
- Reported as
- North American British Harvard Mkii (BRITISH HA)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2927
- Engine
- P&W R-1430-AN-1, 650 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ada Aircraft, doing business as Mid-American Air Group, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 17, 1985
- Destination
- PWA · Oklahoma City, OK
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLC, 60 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.