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NTSB investigations, 1985, OK

180,610 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,589 accidents, the rest incidents and other occurrences. Each has NTSB’s narrative and, once the investigation is done, its probable cause; since 2008, its findings and sequence of events.

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NTSB FTW86LPJ04Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 150F · Tulsa, OKThe acft nosed over during a forced landing following a loss of pwr. The plt stated 'quite abit' of water was drained from the fuel system during preflight. Aprx 10 to 15 minutes after takeoff the eng began to sputter and eventually quit. The nose wheel…Dec 26, 1985 · N8535G · Substantial damageNTSB FTW86FA026Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150E · Shawnee, OKThe unlicensed plt was conducting an unauthorized flt when the accident occurred. The plt took off from a sod fld adjacent to a closed rwy at Shawnee, OK. Witnesses stated that the acft assumed an excessively nose high attitude immediately after takeoff and…Dec 21, 1985 · N4066U · DestroyedNTSB FTW86LPJ03Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 182 · Goldsby, OKThe plt stated the purpose of the flt was to drop parachute jumpers. The jumpers deplaned at 8500 ft MSL and the plt reduced pwr for a descent and landing at the arpt of departure. He stated he did not apply carb heat during the entire descent and he entered…Nov 16, 1985 · N6001B · DestroyedNTSB FTW86FA004Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech H18 · Oklahoma City, OKAtr plt departing arpt under VMC experienced failure of the right eng shortly after lift-off. The acft yawed right followed by a steep right roll, contacting power lines with the right wing and subsequently impacted the ground. A post-crash fire destoyed the…Nov 5, 1985 · N1461G · DestroyedNTSB FTW86FPJ02Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 152 · Tahlequah, OKThe acft contacted static cables and descended to ground contact during an aerial search for a person. The plt had turned the acft into the sun when it contacted one of two static cables on a power transmission array aprx 159 ft AGL. The towers to which the…Nov 1, 1985 · N4969H · Substantial damageNTSB FTW86LPJ01Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 172 · Kremlin, OKThe acft landed in a wheat field adjacent to the sod rwy. The acft nosed over in a small ditch during rollout. The plt said he mistook the green winter wheat for the sod rwy which was now brown dormant grass from a frost and not green as it was when the plt…Oct 25, 1985 · N6069E · Substantial damageNTSB FTW86LA017Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 310 · Tulsa, OKThe plt experienced fuel exhaustion while on final apch for landing on rwy 35L at Tulsa international arpt, OK. The acft undershot the rwy by 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile where it contacted railroad tracks.Oct 19, 1985 · N2952N · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85LA339Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150B · Drumright, OKThe pilot's landing approach was long and fast. The aircraft touched down but the pilot decided he would be unable to stop on the remaining runway and intiated a go-around. He then realized he would not be able to clear trees beyond the end of the runway. He…Sep 1, 1985 · N1257Y · DestroyedNTSB FTW85FA335Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportNorth American British Harvard Mkii · Ada, OKTwo 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…Aug 28, 1985 · N711XX · DestroyedNTSB FTW85LA334Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · Ada, OKThe student plt, who had been executing touch and go landings, stated that the acft bounced on touchdown and began porpoising. The student over-corrected and the acft subsequently impacted the runway in a nose low attitude damaging the prop, nose gear and the…Aug 24, 1985 · N8301X · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85LPJ03Accident · No injuriesFinal reportJames/Viking Dragonfly · Okmulgee, OKThe acft bounced 3 times during a landing after the engine failed to preduce full power for takeoff. After the 3rd bounce the rt canard broke off at the fuselage. The plt stated that the fuel filter was found to be blocked by some type of residue.Aug 23, 1985 · N45CJ · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85LA322Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A188B · Cushing, OKThe plt was test flying the acft after a major eng overhaul.a left turn was made away from the arpt after takeoff and immediately thereafter the eng lost pwr. With no suitable landing area within gliding distance, the acft was manuevered straight ahead where…Aug 15, 1985 · N21814 · DestroyedNTSB FTW85LA320Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Sallisaw, OKThe plt stated he had an electrical failure and elected to make a precautionary landing at Sallisaw municipal arpt. Equipment was on the rwy and the plt elected to land on a grass strip next to the rwy. He touched down and during rollout thought he could not…Aug 14, 1985 · N738XZ · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85LA328Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J4A · Duncan, OKThe plt was practicing short fld landings when the accident occurred. He stated the acft ballooned and he advanced the throttle but the eng failed to respond immediately. The acft stalled at 2 ft above the ground according to the plt. Hardcontact with the…Aug 5, 1985 · N30986 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85LA305Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Sand Springs, OKThe plt allowed the acft to get too low on the VFR final apch. He added pwr and stated a gust of wind tipped the acft tothe left. When he corrected for this the acft's nose dropped and the nose sheel contacted the ground and separated. The acft then nosed…Aug 5, 1985 · N47300 · DestroyedNTSB FTW85LA303Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Horntown, OKThe acft experienced an intermittent power loss in cruise flt. The plt's attempts to remedy the problem were not successful and he elected to execute a precautionary landing on a road. During the landing, the acft struck a wire and veered into trees along the…Aug 1, 1985 · N187AR · DestroyedNTSB FTW85MA297Accident · 3 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportBeech H35 · El Reno, OKThe acft took off at 1054 CDT in VMC with no flt plan. At that time, there was a rprtd ceiling of 1800 ft. at 1112 CDT, the plt rprtd he was at 10,000 ft, 'just reaching the tops.' At 1137 CDT, he stated 'we're about 60 west of oke city, westbound to sayre…Jul 25, 1985 · N356B · DestroyedNTSB FTW85LA292Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7KCAB · Chattanooga, OKThe plt lost directional control while landing in a crosswind and the acft ground looped after the left main landing gear contacted soft terrain alongside of the runway. The nearest official aviation weather reporting station was at lawton, OK, located 16…Jul 20, 1985 · N1642G · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85LA290Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Guthrie, OKThe plt stated he lost eng power shortly after takeoff and during initial climb. He elected to go into the trees due to lack of altitude to allow a more suitable landing area. An eng examination disclosed that the no. four exhaust valve was stuck open due to…Jul 17, 1985 · N20164 · DestroyedNTSB FTW85LA275Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe T8F · Frederick, OKThe plt stated his foot slipped off the right rudder pedal which allowed the acft to veer left off the rwy. The acft hit a ditch and flipped over. FAA coordinator confirmed initial notification of substantial damage to the acft.Jul 4, 1985 · N1580B · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85LA255Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Tahlequah, OKThe plt stated the acft was in flt slightly more than three hrs after it was refueled, before fuel exhaustion occurred. The acft reportedly was leaned during the flt. Post accident examination revealed no evidence of any fuel system leaks. Reason for the fuel…Jun 11, 1985 · N1601S · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85LA251Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell 112B · Marietta, OKThe plt lifted off the rwy too early for the conditions ie; high gross weight and rough, uphill rwy with grass four to six inches tall. He then attempted to climb too steeply and stalled immediately after passing through ground effect. The acft descended…Jun 10, 1985 · N1400J · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85LA228Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182M · Chickasha, OKThe acft bounced during landing and the student plt allowed the acft to porpoise. The nose gear, engine firewall and propeller were damaged. This was the student's first solo flt. His last 2.7 hrs of dual flt instruction consisted of 18 practice touch and go…May 17, 1985 · N71351 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85LA217Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7KCAB · Chattanooga, OKThe pilot was tow launching a glider. When about 200 feet above ground level and for unknown reasons the glider suddenly gained unwanted altitude and climbed above the tow plane. This pitched the nose of the tow plane downward before the tow line could be…May 11, 1985 · N5285X · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85FPJ02Accident · No injuriesFinal reportRobinson R-22A · Mcalester, OKThe plt was using the helicopter to round up cattle. One cow charged the helicopter and struck the tail rotor. The helicopter pitched nose down, the main rotor blade struck the ground. The helicopter came to rest in an upright position.May 8, 1985 · N8556C · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85FA209Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8E · Verden, OKAt about 1700 CDT on 5/5/85, the acft was observed taking off at chickasha, OK. At sometime after 1700, an acft matching its description was observed flying low over a lake. A witness in that area observed it pulled up in a steep climb over the dam, until it…May 5, 1985 · N2497K · DestroyedNTSB FTW85LA208Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Tulsa, OKThe student plt was on a local instructional flt practicing solo landings. He stated he made a hard landing and the acft bounced with the nose gear ass'y separating allowing the acft to be substantially damaged. The left wing ass'y received substantial damage.May 4, 1985 · N6593L · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85FA204Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHolder Midget Mustang I · Yukon, OKThe relatively low time pilot (99 total hours) had no recorded experience in high performance aircraft. He had just purchased the midget mustang and had practiced both low and high speed taxi runs on two occasions in the aircraft. He was observed to make one…Apr 30, 1985 · N66H · DestroyedNTSB FTW85LA199Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A-36 · Afton, OKThe acft was ditched in 60 to 80 ft deep water following a loss of pwr shortly after takeoff. The plt was picked up by a bass boat shortly before the acft sank. The acft was recovered more than a month later and an examination of the eng was not performed.Apr 25, 1985 · N77HT · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85LA194Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Sallisaw, OKAn annual inspn had just been completed (4/22/85) & each eng had about 1 hr of flt time. The plt stated that he took off & climbed to cruise at 9000 ft, then closed the cowl flaps & set the fuel settings for 75% power. While en route, he noted oil trailing…Apr 22, 1985 · N3550N · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85LA177Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairchild Hiller FH-1100 · Rosston, OKPilot stated engine lost power during takeoff climb due to a leak in the air line from the engine bleed valve. He attempted to make a forced landing but upon touchdown, due to his forward movement, the aircraft nosed over.Apr 10, 1985 · N5073F · DestroyedNTSB FTW85LA175Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Carney, OKPlt attempted to abort takeoff from grass strip mowed in pasture. Plt lost control and acft received substantial damage when it ran off rwy and collided with dirt bank rwy estimated to be between 1,000 ft to 1200 ft long.Apr 6, 1985 · N8052T · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85FPJ01Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportGrumman AG CAT G-164 · Norman, OKThe acft collided with a high static wire on an electric transmission line before colliding out of control with the ground. The plt stated after the accident that he forgot about the static line and flew into it during a maneuver for aerial spraying.Apr 1, 1985 · N5338 · DestroyedNTSB FTW85LA162Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth American AT-6G · Frederick, OKThe passenger heard a loud mechanical noise from the tail of the aircraft during rollout from a touch-and-go landing. The pilot was unable to maintain directional control, the aircraft ground looped, the main landing gear collapsed, and the wings were…Mar 23, 1985 · N9035Z · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85FA159Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Bixby, OKA flt school student working on his instructor rating made several low and slow approaches to an open fld. Witnesses saw the acft's nose pitch up slightly then drop. The acft rolled to the right and impacted the terrain in a steep dive. A witness stated the…Mar 23, 1985 · N757LV · DestroyedNTSB FTW85LA151Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDouglas A-26B · Lawton, OKAn intermittant fire in the left engine accessory section led to loss of fuel to the engine. The right engine injested water and quit. The landing gear had been left pinned in the down position because of a malfunction reported on the previous flight. Neither…Mar 17, 1985 · N142ER · DestroyedNTSB FTW85LA145Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150G · Miami, OKStudent pilot was on a solo cross country flight from siloam springs ar. To Miami, ark. And return. The pilot had landed at Miami previously. He had started his takeoff run when a wind gust caused the aircraft to veer left. The aircraft went off the runway…Mar 9, 1985 · N495RA · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85FA137Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Foss, OKInflt fire at rear of lft eng caused by fitting of inlet fuel line to eng driven fuel pump being more than 1 & 1/2 turns from finger tight plt was A&P mech and did maint on a/c and had helped install lft eng 19.8 hrs prior to accident . Lft wing separated…Mar 5, 1985 · N6310U · DestroyedNTSB FTW85LA133Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Bartlesville, OKAfter 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…Mar 3, 1985 · N7068C · DestroyedNTSB FTW85FA131Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-220T · Stigler, OKThe plt filed a VFR flt plan after the wx improved from IFR to VFR with a chance of thunderstorms en route. Ocnl mod turbulence below 5000 ft was forcast due to strong/gusty low lvl wnds. While the acft was en route, a gnd witness heard the engs rev up more…Mar 3, 1985 · N8160K · DestroyedNTSB FTW85LA129Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRotorway Exec · Bethany, OKThe owner/builder had a single engine, multi-engine, land rating, but did not have a helicopter rating. While practicing hover flt in his experimental helicopter, he unexpectedly allowed the helicopter to reach a higher than normal alt. He attempted to…Feb 27, 1985 · N3071 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85LA126Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150J · Broken Bow, OKThe acft nosed over short of the rwy while the plt was making an emergency landing after a reported power loss. During the landing, the acft nosed over & was damaged. No reason for the power loss was found.Feb 25, 1985 · N61243 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85LA127Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportThorpe T-18 · Ada, OKThe aircraft had been stored for 8 months with automotive fuel in the tank. During takeoff, the eng lost power. Subsequently, the plt lost control & the acft impacted the ground at a 45 deg angle. An investigation revealed that softened tank sealant material…Feb 24, 1985 · N40HB · DestroyedNTSB FTW85FA117Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32RT-300 · Healdton, OKThe acft collided at 4,500 ft MSL within aprx 15 degrees of head-on. VMC with 30 mi visibility existed with plt reported winds aloft as being light from the west. En route recorded data indicated that N39516 was on a true course of 180 deg and N1162N was on a…Feb 12, 1985 · N39516 · 2 aircraft · DestroyedNTSB FTW85LA114Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172E · Hobart, OKAt 1515 CST, the plt contacted a fss & was advised that a front would be moving thru the destination (Hobart) area at about 2200. When he departed stillwater at 1840, the wind was from the south. At 2004, the plt contacted altus afb & was advised that the…Feb 10, 1985 · N3818S · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85FA112Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 402B · Altus, OKDuring an eng start, prior to the flt, the l eng backfired 2 or 3 times. A witness described the 1st backfired as 'the loudest I have ever heard.' When the acft took off, two persons living near the departure end of the rwy noted that the acft (believed to be…Feb 6, 1985 · N5780M · DestroyedNTSB FTW85LA092Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGates Learjet 25B · Oklahoma City, OKThe plt-in-command (PIC) reported that after touchdown, the spoilers & brakes were applied, but no braking action was felt although peddle pressure was evident. He stated that by the time it was clear that the brakes were ineffective,insufficient rwy remained…Jan 5, 1985 · N55PT · Substantial damage