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Piper PA-22-150 accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 4, 1983

On June 4, 1983 at about 11:47 pm local time, a Piper PA-22-150, registered N2637P, was substantially damaged in an accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma (Richard Lloyd Jones airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).

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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
June 4, 1983 · about 11:47 pm local time
Place
Tulsa, Oklahoma · Richard Lloyd Jones · map
Type
Accident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
Weather
visual conditions (good weather)
Aircraft
Piper PA-22-150 · all PA-22-150s on the register
Registration
N2637P · registry record · serial 22-2975
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)

The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record

THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY & NOSED OVER. THE PLT STATED HE HAD PURCHASED THE ACFT TO START TAKING PLT LESSONS TO SECUREHIS LICENSE WHICH HAD BEEN REVOKED 10/3/79.

The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

Pilot

  • Ratings: single-engine land
  • Medical certificate: Unknown
  • Seat: unk

The aircraft

  • Last inspection: annual inspection, October 1, 1982
  • Maximum gross weight: 1,840 lb
  • Seats: 3
  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Engine: Lycoming O-320 (piston); 0 hours total

The flight

  • Flight plan: none
  • Runway 18R, 4,000 ft by 100 ft

Weather at the time

  • Light: daylight
  • Wind: from 100° at 7 knots
  • Visibility: 15 statute miles
  • Sky: clear
  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
  • Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
  • Observation at 11:50 pm from RVS

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Crew1
Passengers1

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

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About this page

Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number FTW83LA265.