Piper PA-32RT-300 N39516
12 February 1985 · Healdton, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 February 1985 at about 15:49 local time, a Piper PA-32RT-300 registered N39516, operated by Hurricleen Leasing Corp, was involved in an accident near Healdton, Oklahoma, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:49
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Healdton, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.2301, -97.4801
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32RT-300
- Registration
- N39516
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hurricleen Leasing Corp
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Norman → Decatur
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85FA117
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
THE ACFT COLLIDED AT 4,500 FT MSL WITHIN APRX 15 DEGREES OF HEAD-ON. VMC WITH 30 MI VISIBILITY EXISTED WITH PLT REPORTED WINDS ALOFT AS BEING LIGHT FROM THE WEST. EN ROUTE RECORDED DATA INDICATED THAT N39516 WAS ON A TRUE COURSE OF 180 DEG AND N1162N WAS ON A TRUE COURSE OF 346 DEG. MAGNETIC VARIATION WAS APRX 7 DEG & 25 MIN EAST GIVING AN APRX MAGNETIC COURSE FOR N39516 OF 173 DEG AND 339 DEG FOR N1162N. ACCORDING TO FAR 91.109 N39516 SHOULD HAVE BEEN MAINTAINING AN ODD THOUSAND FT MSL ALT PLUS 500 FT. THE STABILATOR OF N39516 WAS SEPARATED FROM THE VERTICAL FIN CAUSING THE UNCONTROLLED DESCENT. THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILATOR OF N39516 VIOLATED THE CABIN OF N1162N FATALLY INJURING THE SOLO PLT. N39516 WAS CONSUMED BU POST-CRASH FIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piper PA-32RT-300 PA-32RT-30 | N39516 | Hurricleen Leasing Corp | Destroyed |
| Mooney M20J M20J | N1162N | Eagle Enterprises | Destroyed |
Other Piper PA-32RT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1985 | Piper PA-32RT-300T | Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1985 | Piper PA-32RT-300T | Garneill, Montana, United States | Maurice Klabunde | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1985 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | Ruston, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-32RT-300T | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | William P. McIntosh | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-32RT-300T | Bishop, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1985 | Piper PA-32RT-300T | Port Huron, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 1985 | Cessna 152 | Sand Springs, Oklahoma, United States | Woodrow P. Mullen | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1985 | Cessna 172N | Sallisaw, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1985 | North American BRITISH HARVARD MKII | Ada, Oklahoma, United States | ADA Aircraft | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Aug 1985 | Cessna A188B | Cushing, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1985 | Piper J4A | Duncan, Oklahoma, United States | Irving L. Kinney | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1985 | Grumman AG CAT G-164 | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |