Skeeter 1M N1111V
3 March 2012 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 March 2012 at about 14:40 local time, a Skeeter 1M registered N1111V was involved in an accident near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Clarence E Page Municipal Arpt (RCE)
- Coordinates
- 35.4881, -97.8236
- Aircraft
- Skeeter 1M
- Registration
- N1111V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Newcastle → Oklahoma City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN12LA179
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while on final approach as he was executing a turn to provide spacing between his airplane and an airplane on the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was flying his experimental home-built airplane on a cross-country flight when the canopy came loose, so he diverted to another airport to tighten the canopy. His airplane was on the downwind leg in the traffic pattern and another airplane was on final approach. Several witnesses said that when the accident airplane was on final approach in the traffic pattern, the pilot attempted to make a 180-degree turn. The pilot likely saw the other airplane on the runway, and, not knowing its intention, he attempted to add more space between his airplane and the other airplane. The accident airplane was observed about 400 feet above the ground in a 45-degree banked turn. The accident airplane subsequently descended and impacted terrain. The accident pilot did not have a current medical certificate. No preimpact anomalies were detected during a postaccident examination of the wreckage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 12 Jun 2012 | Mooney M20F | Hooker, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 2012 | Eurocopter AS 350 B2 | Hugo, Oklahoma, United States | Eagle MED LLC | No injuries | - |
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