- Date
- March 2, 1985, 19:30 local (Mar 3, 1985, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bartlesville, OK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7068CPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850302015319A
- Case key
- 21684
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After one uneventful full-stop landing the plt re-entered the pattern for a second landing. The plt truned to final at about 500 ft AGL and 65-70 KTS with the rwy lights in sight. Shortly thereafter, according to the plt, the landing light illuminated two trees. A right turn was initiated but the left wing struck one of the trees 20 to 30 ft AGL. The acft descended out of control to the ground aprox 1/4 north of the arpt. The plt stated that the purpose of the flt was to accomplish 3 take-offs and landings at night in order to satisfy FAR currency requirements for carrying pax. He further related that night instruction from a CFI in the past year could have prevented the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7068C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7690054
- Airframe hours
- 2,145
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bvo Flying Club Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 18, 1984
- Departed
- BVO · Bartlesville, OK
- Airport
- BVO · Frank Phillips, runway 17, 6,200 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 151 total · 48 in this make and model · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 150° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.