Piper PA-28-181 N7068C

Summary

On 3 March 1985 at about 01:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N7068C was involved in an accident near Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 March 1985 at 01:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Frank Phillips (BVO)

Coordinates

36.7297, -96.0692

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N7068C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bartlesville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW85LA133

1 person had minor injuries.

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

AFTER ONE UNEVENTFUL FULL-STOP LANDING THE PLT RE-ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR A SECOND LANDING. THE PLT TRUNED TO FINAL AT ABOUT 500 FT AGL AND 65-70 KTS WITH THE RWY LIGHTS IN SIGHT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE LANDING LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWO TREES. A RIGHT TURN WAS INITIATED BUT THE LEFT WING STRUCK ONE OF THE TREES 20 TO 30 FT AGL. THE ACFT DESCENDED OUT OF CONTROL TO THE GROUND APROX 1/4 NORTH OF THE ARPT. THE PLT STATED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE FLT WAS TO ACCOMPLISH 3 TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS AT NIGHT IN ORDER TO SATISFY FAR CURRENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR CARRYING PAX. HE FURTHER RELATED THAT NIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM A CFI IN THE PAST YEAR COULD HAVE PREVENTED THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.