Piper PA-25-151 accident near Calera, Oklahoma, May 24, 1993
On May 24, 1993 at about 2:00 pm local time, a Piper PA-25-151, registered N6129Z, was substantially damaged in an accident near Calera, Oklahoma (Boatner airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE EXCEEDED AND TAKEOFF NOT ABORTED. FACTORS WERE THE SOFT WET TURF RUNWAY
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 24, 1993 · about 2:00 pm local time
- Place
- Calera, Oklahoma · Boatner · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25-151 · all PA-25-151s on the register
- Registration
- N6129Z · no longer on the register · serial 25-151
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
A NEWLY CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKE OFF FROM A SOFT WET 2400 FOOT TURF STRIP THAT RAN UPHILL WITH THE AIRPLANE'S HOPPER FULL OF WATER. THE AIRPLANE NEVER BECAME AIRBORNE AND RAN THROUGH A FENCE
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: 290 hours in all; 25 in this make and model; 50 in the last 90 days; 25 in the last 30 days; 200 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,200 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 1, 1993; 50 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,300 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-A2A (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Sherrills Aviation INC.
The flight
- Departed from: NONE at 2:00 pm
- Destination: NONE
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 2,400 ft by 40 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 12,000 ft; scat at 2,000 ft
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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