Breezy DRAKE-EDGAR N2261K
22 May 1983 · Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 May 1983 at about 17:00 local time, a Breezy DRAKE-EDGAR registered N2261K was involved in an accident near Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Harvey Young (1H6)
- Coordinates
- 36.0301, -95.7800
- Aircraft
- Breezy DRAKE-EDGAR
- Registration
- N2261K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83FA245
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A FLAT SPIN THAT LASTED FOR ABOUT 14 TURNS WITH NO CHANGE IN ATTITUDE. THE PLT HAD JUST COMPLETED AN AIR SHOW AND WAS PREPARING TO JOIN A FORMATION FLT TO RETURN TO THE ARPT. JUST BEFORE JOINING THE FORMATION THE PLT WAS SEEN TO DO A 'SPLIT-S' WHICH ENDED IN A NORMAL SPIN THAT WENT FLAT. POST-ACCIDENT EXAM SHOWED THATA ELEVATOR BRACKET HAD FAILED AT A WELD DURING A HEAVIER THAN NORMAL LOAD. THE WELD REVEALED POOR HEAT PENETRATION. THE UPPER SIDE OF THE EAR REVEALED NO METAL FUSING. THE METAL ON THE LOWER SIDE OF THE EAR TO BRACKET WAS PARTIALLY FUSED TOGETHER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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