Piper PA-20 N189N
21 April 1979 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 April 1979 at about 16:45 local time, a Piper PA-20 registered N189N was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Harvey Young
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-20
- Registration
- N189N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0604
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FUEL SELECTOR ON RIGHT TANK, PLACARDED USE ONLY IN LEVEL FLT.TRASH FOUND IN FLOAT BOWL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Lakeville, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Dec 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Ithaca, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 May 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Radium, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Elko, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1979 | Breezy DDJ-1 | Roselawn, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |