Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-22-135 N1424C

8 May 1988 · Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 8 May 1988 at about 20:35 local time, a Piper PA-22-135 registered N1424C, operated by JIM F. White, was involved in an accident near Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 20:35
Classification
Accident
Location
Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States
Nearest airport
Pawnee Municipal (H97)
Coordinates
36.3306, -96.8006
Aircraft
Piper PA-22-135
Registration
N1424C
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
JIM F. White
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Pawnee → Hunter
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW88LA096

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 1 2 0

Probable cause

AIRCRAFT'S FLIGHT ENVELOPE WAS EXCEEDED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE UNLICENSED PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED WHEN THEIR AIRPLANE FAILED TO CLIMB AFTER DEPARTING FROM A TURF RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN RESULTING IN THE DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 300 POUNDS OVER MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT AND THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF WITH A LEFT CROSS WIND THAT WAS GUSTING UP TO 26 MPH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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