Piper PA-28-151 accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 28, 1993
On August 28, 1993 at about 7:30 pm local time, a Piper PA-28-151, registered N41377, was destroyed in an accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND ENGINE FIRE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 28, 1993 · about 7:30 pm local time
- Place
- Tulsa, Oklahoma · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-151 · all PA-28-151s on the register
- Registration
- N41377 · no longer on the register · serial 28-7415192
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS BENT AFT APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES WHEN THE NOSE GEAR IMPACTED A DIRT MOUNT DURING THE ROLLOUT PORTION OF A FORCED LANDING, FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM UNDER THE COWLING AFTER THE PILOT AND HIS THREE PASSENGERS DISEMBARKED THE AIRPLANE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS SUMMONED, BUT THE AIRPLANE WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES BY THE TIME THE APPROPRIATE FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE ENGINE FIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
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: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,450 hours in all; 600 in this make and model; 56 in the last 90 days; 23 in the last 30 days; 1,309 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,710 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 19, 1993; 66 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,300 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-E3D (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: NONE Collinsville OK at 7:25 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 97°F (36°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:54 pm from TUL, 15 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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