Beech 35-33 accident near Roff, OK
On July 2, 2021, a Beech 35-33 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Roff, OK. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 2, 2021
- Place
- Roff, OK
- Aircraft
- Beech 35-33 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.610°N, 96.780°W
- NTSB ID
- 20210702103400
Official records · CEN21FA300
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 2, 2021, about 0225 central daylight time, a Beech 35-33 airplane, N302Z, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Roff, Oklahoma. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) ADS-B data showed that the airplane made two flights on the day before the accident. The first flight departed from Ada Regional Airport (ADH), Ada, Oklahoma, about 2015; the airplane climbed to 3,000 ft and slowly descended until arriving at Ardmore Municipal Airport (ADM), Ardmore, Oklahoma, about 2035. The second flight departed from ADM about 2200 and flew toward ADH. The airplane made several circles southwest of ADH and then returned to ADM, landing there about 2253. During a postaccident interview, the pilot’s wife stated that her husband decided to return to ADM after observing a “big” cloud over ADH. She also stated that, according to her husband, instrument flight rules (IFR) flight conditions existed at the time and that he was not going to fly in those conditions. About 0211 on the day of the accident, the airplane again departed from ADM and was en route to ADH. Shortly before takeoff, the pilot had informed his wife that the weather would be visual flight rules along the entire route. According to ADS-B data, during the initial portion of the flight, the airplane’s altitude varied between 1,000 and 2,000 ft mean sea level (msl). (All altitudes are expressed as msl unless noted otherwise.) The pilot subsequently cl
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation during low-level nighttime flight.
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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.
