Piper PA-22 accident near Langley, Oklahoma, June 27, 1983
On June 27, 1983 at about 1:00 am local time, a Piper PA-22, registered UNREG, was destroyed in an accident near Langley, Oklahoma. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 27, 1983 · about 1:00 am local time
- Place
- Langley, Oklahoma · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22 · all PA-22s on the register
- Registration
- UNREG · no longer on the register · serial 22-2918
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE NON-RATED PLT STATED THAT THE ENG LOST POWER AFTER HE TOOK OFF & HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENG. DURING A FORCED LANDING, HE WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR OVER WIRES. HE SAID THE NOSEWHEEL HIT THE GROUND & THE ACFT TUMBLED AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GLIDE UNDER THE WIRES. THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 3 DAYS LATER. HIGHWAY PATROL INVESTIGATORS REPORTED MOST OF THE DAMAGE OCCURRED WHEN THE PLT & SOME FRIENDS WERE HIDING THE ACFT BEHIND TREES. THE PLT INDICATED HE PERFORMED ALL MAINTENANCE ON THE ACFT; HOWEVER, HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT AN ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS. A NUMBER (N2554P) WAS REPORTEDLY DISPLAYED ON THE ACFT, BUT IT HAD BEEN ISSUED TO ANOTHER ACFT.
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
- Flight time: 50 hours in all; 50 in this make and model; 12 in the last 90 days; 50 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Unknown
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 1,950 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-A1A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 170° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: scat
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under UNREG the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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