Fairchild KR-31 accident near Bartlesville, OK
On June 1, 1996, a Fairchild KR-31 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bartlesville, OK. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 1, 1996
- Place
- Bartlesville, OK
- Aircraft
- Fairchild KR-31 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.731°N, 96.070°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05951
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT: On June 1, 1996, at 1412 central daylight time, a Fairchild KR-31, N7780, and a Waco QCF, N12428, were destroyed during a midair collision near Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Private owners were operating the airplanes as Part 91 flights under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) during the 10th Annual Exposition Fly-In of the National Biplane Association. Both airplanes were on approach to a sod landing area between runway 35 and the taxiway at Bartlesville Municipal Airport (BVO). Neither airplane was in radio contact with the temporary operating control tower. Visual meteorological conditions with 15 miles visibility prevailed for the local personal flights and flight plans were not filed. The 2 occupants of the KR-31 (airline transport rated pilot and a pilot rated passenger) sustained fatal injuries. The 2 occupants of the Waco (private pilot and a pilot rated passenger) received fatal injuries. The flights originated from the airport during the Biplane Fly-By that began at 1330. During an interview with the Chairman of the Board of the National Biplane Association, it was reported that the First National Biplane Association (NBA) Fly-In took place in June 1987, as a "social" fly-in. Through the years, the fly-in grew in the number of biplanes and exposition participants, and the NBA "redirected its efforts to make a contribution towards keeping the biplane movement alive by fulfilling the purpose to educate the public on the history and development of biplane aircraft and to preserve the biplane." The Pilot/Operator report revealed that on June 1, 19
Probable cause
The failure of each pilot-in-command to maintain visual lookout. Factors were: the lack of each pilot-in-command obtaining/maintaining communication with the control tower, and inadequate lookout by each pilot-rated passenger, the inadequate procedures/directives by the biplane association management and the airport management, and inadequate supervision by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
