Piper PA-32R-300 accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 9, 1984
On August 9, 1984 at about 7:45 am local time, a Piper PA-32R-300, registered N5105F, was substantially damaged in an accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 2 people were seriously injured and 2 people 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
- August 9, 1984 · about 7:45 am local time
- Place
- Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-300 · all PA-32R-300s on the register
- Registration
- N5105F · no longer on the register · serial 32R7G80497
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ON CLIMBOUT FROM A NIGHT TAKEOFF, A COMPLETE POWER LOSS OCCURRED. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, BUT INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE WAS AVAILABLE. DURING AN ENSUING FORCED LANDING, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES BEFORE GROUND IMPACT. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED A METAL ELBOW HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED IN THE FLEXIBLE INDUCTION AIR DUCT DURING AN ENGINE OVERHAUL. SUBSEQUENTLY THE DUCT COLLAPSED & BLOCKED THE INDUCTION AIRFLOW TO THE ENG.
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
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,998 hours in all; 1,998 in this make and model; 112 in the last 90 days; 1,998 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,653 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, June 18, 1984; 85 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: COS Colorado Spring CO
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 240° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 25,000 ft; scat at 7,000 ft
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 68°F (20°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:55 am from TUL, 2 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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