Rockwell 695A accident near Checotah, Oklahoma, October 9, 1984
On October 9, 1984 at about 5:40 pm local time, a Rockwell 695A, registered N81502, was destroyed in an accident near Checotah, Oklahoma. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were killed. 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
- October 9, 1984 · about 5:40 pm local time
- Place
- Checotah, Oklahoma · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Rockwell 695A
- Registration
- N81502 · no longer on the register · serial 96000
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL AT AN ALTITUDE WHICH WAS TOO LOW TO EFFECT RECOVERY BEFORE GROUND IMPACT OCCURRED. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PERFORMING VMC TEST AND MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE SINGLE ENGINE CLIMBS DURING THE TEST FLIGHT. WITNESS DESCRIPTION OF THE AIRCRAFTS MOVEMENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE SUGGESTS THAT THE VMC TEST WERE IN PROGRESS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
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: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; multi-engine sea; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 11,098 hours in all; 447 in this make and model; 140 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 778 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, October 6, 1984; 10 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 9,000 lb
- Seats: 11
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Garrett TPE331-10 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: PWA Bethany OK at 3:35 pm
- Destination: PWA Bethany OK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 210° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:50 pm from MCL, 35 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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