Piper PA-32R-300 accident near Tulsa, OK
On September 5, 2009, a Piper PA-32R-300 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tulsa, OK. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 5, 2009
- Place
- Tulsa, OK
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-300 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.131°N, 96.080°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090905X31040
Official records · CEN09FA562
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Controller Statements: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC Report Extracts: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC IFR Strip: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Radio Transmission Tower Information: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 5, 2009, at 1042 central daylight time (CDT), a Piper PA-32R-300, N1228H, registered to a private owner, collided with a radio tower guy wire 10 minutes after departing the Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport (RVS), Tulsa, Oklahoma. Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the Title 14 Code of Federal regulations Part 91 personal flight to Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL), Dallas, Texas. The non-instrument certificated private pilot and four passengers were killed. The airplane was destroyed and a postcrash fire ensued. The flight originated from RVS at 1037. Review of transcripts between the pilot of N1228H and RVS ground control (GC) revealed the pilot called GC at 10:29:43, ready to taxi and requested visual flight rules (VFR) flight following to DAL. The controller informed the pilot the airfield was IFR and to state his intentions. The pilot then requested an IFR clearance to DAL. At 10:34:09, N1228H was issued the IFR clearance and was informed to contact the tower. At 10:37, the local controller cleared N1228H for takeoff and instructed the pilot to turn left to 300 degrees climbing through 1,500 feet. The pilot departed at 10:37 and at 10:39:18, the controller reminded the pilot to begin his left turn and to contact Tulsa departure. The pilot acknowledged the transmission and contacted Tulsa approach. At 10:40:07, Tulsa approach informed the pilot he was 4 miles north of RVS at 1,500 feet. He instructed the pilot to climb and maintain 4,000 feet. At 10:41:27, the pil
Probable cause
The non-instrument-rated pilot’s decision to attempt flight in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and an in-flight collision with a radio tower guy wire.
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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.
