Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28-181 N1601S

11 June 1985 · Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 11 June 1985 at about 04:06 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N1601S, operated by Daniel M. Stoos, was involved in an accident near Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 04:06
Classification
Accident
Location
Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States
Coordinates
35.9097, -94.9708
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-181
Registration
N1601S
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Daniel M. Stoos
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Kansas City → Eufaula
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
FTW85LA255

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
5 0 0 0 5

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 PLT STATED THE ACFT WAS IN FLT SLIGHTLY MORE THAN THREE HRS AFTER IT WAS REFUELED, BEFORE FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED. THE ACFT REPORTEDLY WAS LEANED DURING THE FLT. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY FUEL SYSTEM LEAKS. REASON FOR THE FUEL EXHAUSTION IS UNDETERMINED AS THE ACFT HAS AN ENDURANCE OF APRX 4.8 HRS. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A FLD, AT NIGHT, AND THE ACFT WAS INTENTIONALLY GROUND LOOPED TO AVOID A DIRT BANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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