Piper PA-28-140 N9816W
21 November 1982 · Hennessey, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 November 1982 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N9816W, operated by Al D. Racer, was involved in an accident near Hennessey, Oklahoma, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hennessey, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Racer Private
- Coordinates
- 36.1006, -97.8907
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N9816W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Al D. Racer
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hennessey → Hennessey
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83FA039
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT WAS GIVING TAXI RIDES TO HIS GRANDCHILDREN AT A PRIVATE FARM STRIP. ACCOMPANIED BY TWO TEENAGE GRANDDAUGHTERS, THE PLT WAS OBSERVED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT HOLDING THE ENTRY DOOR OPEN WHILE TAXIING THE ACFT UP & DOWN THE STRIP. A WITNESS HEARD THE THROTTLE ADVANCE AT APPROXIMATELY MID FIELD & SAW THE ACFT BECOME AIRBORNE NEAR THE END OF THE STRIP. THE ACFT CLIMBED IN A VERY HIGH NOSE UP ATTITUDE & THEN SLID BACKWARDS IN THE AIR, DISAPPEARING FROM VIEW IN A TAIL DOWN FALL. THE TRIM WAS FOUND IN THE FULL NOSE UP POSITION. NONE OF THE OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEATBELTS. NEITHER OF THE PASSENGERS HAD ANY AERONAUTICAL KNOWLEDGE. THE PLT HAD A MEDICAL HISTORY OF TREATMENT FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. A REVIEW OF HIS LOG BOOK INDICATED THAT HE DISCONTINUED FLYING WHILE TAKING MEDICATION. HE HAD JUST STARTED FLYING AGAIN AFTER DISCONTINUING HIS MEDICATION. THE PLT'S SON STATED THAT THE PLT HAD NOT INTENDED TO TAKE OFF & FELT STRONGLY THAT THE PLT BECAME INCAPACITATED WHILE TAXIING & BECAME AIRBORNE INADVERTANTLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-28-181 | Marion, Montana, United States | Barbara A. Chigebrow | No injuries | - |
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