Piper PA-22-150 accident near Edmond, Oklahoma, October 3, 1989
On October 3, 1989 at about 2:13 am local time, a Piper PA-22-150, registered N1940P, was involved in an accident near Edmond, Oklahoma (Myrick (Pvt) airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured; 1 other was unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND THE PASSENGER'S IMPAIRMENT FROM USE OF A PRESCRIPTION DRUG (MEDICATION).
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 3, 1989 · about 2:13 am local time
- Place
- Edmond, Oklahoma · Myrick (Pvt) · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured; 1 other was unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-150 · all PA-22-150s on the register
- Registration
- N1940P · registry record · serial 22-2691
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER LNDG AT NIGHT, HE STOPPED THE ACFT SHORT OF THE PARKING SPOT, INTENDING TO SHUT THE ENG DOWN TO REMOVE A VEHICLE FROM THE PARKING AREA. HE RPRTD THAT BEFORE HE COULD SHUT DOWN THE ENG, THE PASSENGER DEPLANED & WALKED INTO THE PROP. HE LEARNED SUBSEQUENT TO THE FLIGHT THAT THE PASSENGER HAD CONSUMED FIVE FIORNIAL #3 CAPSULES CONTAINING A TOTAL OF 150 MG OF CODEINE AND 250MG OF BUTALBITAL BEFORE THEIR 1900 CDT DEPARTURE.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 248 hours in all; 47 in this make and model; 64 in the last 90 days; 32 in the last 30 days; 202 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,374 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 5, 1989; 31 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,950 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-C2B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: LBL Liberal KS
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, bright
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
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 FTW90LA006.