Hawker-Beechcraft Corporation A36 accident near Oklahoma City, OK
On November 18, 2010, a Hawker-Beechcraft Corporation A36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oklahoma City, OK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 18, 2010
- Place
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Aircraft
- Hawker-Beechcraft Corporation A36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.500°N, 97.641°W
- NTSB ID
- 20101118X82127
Official records · CEN11FA075
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 17, 2010, about 2130 central standard time, a single-engine Hawker-Beechcraft, A36, airplane, N314DP, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain while maneuvering for an approach to the Wiley Post Airport (PWA), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the flight that originated from the Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW), Lawton, Oklahoma. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal cross-country flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. During the airplane’s approach to PWA, the pilot reported a landing gear indicator problem to air traffic control (ATC). Several witnesses reported seeing the airplane’s red lights appear from the clouds and descend rapidly before impacting the ground, and subsequently lighting the sky with a post-crash fire. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private certificate for airplane single-engine land and instrument rating-airplane. The pilot was issued a third class Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) medical, on April 13, 2010. On the medical application, the pilot annotated that he had accumulated a total of 1,400 flight hours with 100 hours in the previous six months. The pilot’s logbooks were not made available during the course of this investigation. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The airplane was a 1998 model, Hawker-Beechcraft Corporation, A36, which is a single-engine, low-wing airplane,
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of control of the airplane during night instrument meteorological conditions, likely due to spatial disorientation.
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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.
