- Date
- July 22, 1988, 17:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2970MPiper PA-28R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880722027549A
- Case key
- 22667
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The air taxi airplane, hauling cargo, was attempting a takeoff and ran off the end of the runway and ended up in a ditch. The pilot said the engine had failed. A check on the wreckage revealed the engine had the wrong type of spark plugs, one magneto was advanced 7 degrees too FAR, and the brakes were making metal to metal contact. After plugs were changed and the magneto reset, the engine was operated from idle to full throttle and operated satisfactorily. The airplane was also overweight. The brakes were found with linings worn to the rivets.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2970M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7918001
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Adios Air Limited
- Registered owner
- Adios Air Limited
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- 2DT
- Destination
- TUL · Tulsa, OK
- Airport
- 2DT · Downtown Airpark, runway 16, 3,240 × 85 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
- 25
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OKC, 10 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.