- Date
- April 27, 1996, 06:18 local (11:18 UTC)
- Place
- Mcalester, OK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N57GDDeaton JUNGSTER-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19960427008749A
- Case key
- 19821
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Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that after takeoff he made a low pass over a service station to see if his wife was refueling their automobile. During the low pass, the airplane struck a powerline and impacted the ground.
Factual narrative
On April 27, 1996, at 0618 central daylight time, a Deaton, Jungster-1, N57GD, registered to and operated by a private owner, was substantially damaged while maneuvering near McAlester, Oklahoma. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight from McAlester Regional Airport, McAlester, Oklahoma, to Bentonville Municipal Airport, Bentonville, Arkansas. A flight plan was not filed for the personal cross country flight conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The accident occurred a few minutes after takeoff.
The pilot told the FAA inspector that after takeoff he made a low pass over a service station to see if his wife was refueling their automobile. During the low pass, the airplane struck a powerline and impacted the ground. The landing gear sheared from the fuselage on impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57GD
- Reported as
- Deaton JUNGSTER-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 7201
- Airframe hours
- 441
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kelly A. Mahon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 25, 1996 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- MLC · OK
- Destination
- H00 · Bentonville, AR
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
- 24
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,275 total · 115 in this make and model · 1,179 as pilot in command · 88 in the last 90 days · 32 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- 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.