Beech A36 accident near Glenpool, OK

On October 17, 2007, a Beech A36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Glenpool, OK. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

October 17, 2007

Place

Glenpool, OK

Aircraft

Beech A36 · Airplane

Injuries

5 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

35.986°N, 96.000°W

NTSB ID

20071022X01627

Official records · DFW08FA015

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• ATC Transcript, page 38: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC Transcript, Page 39: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC Transcript, page 40: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC Transcript, page 41: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC Transcript, page 42: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 17, 2007, about 1402 central daylight time, a single-engine Beech A36 airplane, N978TL, was destroyed when it collided with power lines and terrain shortly after departure from the Richard L. Jones Airport (RVS), Tulsa, Oklahoma. The airplane crashed south of the airport in the town of Glenpool, Oklahoma. The instrument rated private pilot and the four passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by Transportation Locators Limited LLC, of Tulsa, Oklahoma. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the cross-country flight that departed at 1357, and was destined for the Sugarland Regional Airport (SGS) near Sugarland, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The owner of the airplane told a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector that the pilot, who owned a 4-seat Beech BE-35J airplane, had borrowed his 5-seat A36 airplane to fly the four passengers to Sugarland, Texas, for a family trip. The pilot had planned to stay with the airplane and fly the family back to Tulsa after the visit. Prior to departure, at 1239, the pilot contacted the Fort Worth Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS), Fort Worth, Texas, and told a briefer that he planned to depart around 1330. He also stated, "I've gotten a DUATS briefing and everything, I just wanted to make sure things were holding together okay for me and I didn't have uh, any serious convection problems." The pilot mentioned that he was concerned about weather "ha

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane after departure, which resulted in a collision with power lines. A factor was the high winds.

More accidents in OK

• Cessna 421C, Sep 4, 1983
• Cessna 421C, Dec 21, 1995
• Extra EA 400, Aug 4, 2018
• Piper PA-32R-300, Sep 5, 2009
• Cessna 500, Mar 4, 2008

Browse: Oklahoma · Beech aircraft

See it on the map

Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.