# NTSB FTW87LA163: Piper PA-22-135, N1175C, Tulsa, OK, July 8, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 7, 1987, 19:47 local (Jul 8, 1987, 00:47 UTC)
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22395
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW87LA163
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22395/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA163

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - roadway/highway
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing

## Analysis

DRG THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ACFT'S ENG LOST PWR. THE PLT LANDED THE ACFT ON A MEDIAN IN A RESIDENTIAL & SHOPPING AREA, WHERE IT NOSED OVER. AN EXAM & AN OPNL CHECK OF THE ENG REVEALED NO REASON FOR THE LOSS OF PWR.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1175C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1175C-2011-07-22), registration cancelled 2011-07-22, S/N 22-999, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-135
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22-999
- Airframe hours: 1700
- Engines: LYCOMING O-290-D2 135 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Pat Rourke
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 1987
- Departed: 1H6
- Destination: BVO, BARTLESVILLE, OK
- Airport: 1H6, Harvey Young, runway 17, 2,200 × 200 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,608 total, 25 in this make and model, 1,460 as pilot in command, 55 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 180° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19870707032489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870707032489A), Jul 7, 1987: Piper PA22135, Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climb out. Crashed nose first in a mall parking lot. Cause of power loss unknown. Engine checked ok.

## Other investigations on N1175C (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN78DTE49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTE49), Apr 16, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N1175C), Burlington, CO, substantial damage

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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