Piper PA-25 accident near Catoosa, Oklahoma, October 26, 1987
On October 26, 1987 at about 7:30 pm local time, a Piper PA-25, registered N9787P, was destroyed in an accident near Catoosa, Oklahoma. It was an instructional flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). 1 person was seriously injured. 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 26, 1987 · about 7:30 pm local time
- Place
- Catoosa, Oklahoma · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25 · all PA-25s on the register
- Registration
- N9787P · no longer on the register · serial 25 7556099
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT STALLED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE TURNING DOWNWIND DURING A PRACTICE AGRICULTURAL OPERATION. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND OUT OF CONTROL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT RECALL ANYTHING ABOUT THE FLIGHT.
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: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,250 hours in all; 5 in this make and model; 25 in the last 90 days; 1,095 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,886 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, February 10, 1987; 155 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,900 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-540-B2C5 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Flying Service, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: KII Claremore OK at 6:05 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
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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