Dial David L TITAN TORNADO II accident near Checotah, OK
On May 19, 2012, a Dial David L TITAN TORNADO II (airplane) was involved in an accident near Checotah, OK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 19, 2012
- Place
- Checotah, OK
- Aircraft
- Dial David L TITAN TORNADO II · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.472°N, 95.573°W
- NTSB ID
- 20120519X31312
Official records · CEN12LA307
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 19, 2012, about 1600 central daylight time, a David L. Dial, Titan Tornado II, single engine land airplane, N158TX, impacted terrain during initial climb after takeoff from a rural private airport near Checotah, Oklahoma. The pilot was fatally injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, as a personal flight. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a visual flight rules flight plan was not filed. At the time of the accident the airplane was departing for a local flight. Several witnesses reported the airplane had passed the departure end of the runway after take-off, when it leveled off about 100 feet above ground level, accelerated, and suddenly made a steep, nearly vertical, nose-up climb. The airplane then banked to the left to turn northbound. While in the left bank the right wing tip came up "very high", the airplane banked and turned even tighter and the airplane suddenly "nose-dived" into the ground. Several witnesses reported that in the past they had frequently seen the pilot fly by fast at a very low altitude then pull the nose up steeply, do a sharp turn and come back flying back in the opposite direction at high speed and low to the ground. Another person who was not a witness reported that he was not surprised that the pilot had an accident because in the past he seemed to enjoy "showing off" for people when he was flying. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, age 42, did not hold a currently v
Probable cause
The noncertificated pilot's loss of airplane control while maneuvering during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s ostentatious display.
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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.
