Piper PA-28R N2970M

Summary

On 22 July 1988 at about 22:45 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N2970M, operated by Adios Air Limited, was involved in an accident near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 July 1988 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Downtown Airpark (2DT)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R

Registration

N2970M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Adios Air Limited

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Tulsa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW88LA140

2 people were seriously injured.

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 AIR TAXI AIRPLANE, HAULING CARGO, WAS ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH. THE PILOT SAID THE ENGINE HAD FAILED. A CHECK ON THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THE ENGINE HAD THE WRONG TYPE OF SPARK PLUGS, ONE MAGNETO WAS ADVANCED 7 DEGREES TOO FAR, AND THE BRAKES WERE MAKING METAL TO METAL CONTACT. AFTER PLUGS WERE CHANGED AND THE MAGNETO RESET, THE ENGINE WAS OPERATED FROM IDLE TO FULL THROTTLE AND OPERATED SATISFACTORILY. THE AIRPLANE WAS ALSO OVERWEIGHT. THE BRAKES WERE FOUND WITH LININGS WORN TO THE RIVETS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.