Piper PA-28-235D accident near Chickasha, OK
On December 10, 2011, a Piper PA-28-235D (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chickasha, OK. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 10, 2011
- Place
- Chickasha, OK
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-235D · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.028°N, 98.003°W
- NTSB ID
- 20111210X03017
Official records · CEN12FA101
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Weather Briefing: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 9, 2011, about 2000 central standard time, a Piper PA-28-235D, N999RR, impacted terrain 5 miles west of Chickasha, Oklahoma. The pilot and a passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to and operated by B&H Construction, LLC, of Norman, Oklahoma, under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 as a personal flight. Marginal visual meteorological conditions (MVMC) prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan had been filed. The local flight originated from Guymon (GUY) Oklahoma, about 1830, and was en route to Goldsby (K1K4), Oklahoma. According to family members, the two men were returning home from a hunting trip in Guymon. The pilot telephoned the Fort Worth Automated Flight Service Station (FCFSS) at 1545, and requested an outlook briefing for a VFR (visual flight rules) flight from KGUY to Norman (KOUN), Oklahoma, about 5 miles north of Goldsby. He told the briefer that instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) currently prevailed at KGUY, and he wanted to depart KGUY in about two hours. The briefer told the pilot IMC would prevail along the first three-quarters of his route, with ceilings below 1,000 feet and visibilities less than 3 miles in mist and fog. These conditions were expected to continue until 0300 the next morning. The briefer said the forecast for KGUY until 2000 was for wind to be from 040 degrees at 8 knots, unlimited visibility, and 600 feet overcast. After 2000, conditions were expected to improve slightly with the wind from 190 deg
Probable cause
The non-instrument-rated pilot's decision to continue flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of instrument certification.
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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.
