Piper PA-18-105 N228T

Summary

On 21 April 2005 at about 14:45 local time, a Piper PA-18-105 registered N228T, operated by Brice Schou, was involved in an accident near Perry, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 April 2005 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Perry, Oklahoma, United States

Coordinates

36.2794, -97.2991

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-105

Registration

N228T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Brice Schou

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stillwater → Stillwater

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW05LA106

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was collision with a piece of farm equipment.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 198-hour private pilot reported that after a normal engine run-up, he applied full power and began a takeoff heading south from a grass field . He stated that after the tail became light, the airplane experienced a loss of engine power and the tail began to settle. At this point, the airplane hit a mound of dirt and was launched into the air below stall speed. The airplane then "fell out of the air on to a piece of farm machinery". The reason for the reported loss of engine power could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.