Amateur-built SA-100 accident near Kingston, Oklahoma, April 5, 1999
On April 5, 1999 at about 3:20 pm local time, a amateur-built SA-100, registered N227FG, was substantially damaged in an accident near Kingston, Oklahoma (Lake Texoma State Park 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
The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor was the gusty wind conditions.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 5, 1999 · about 3:20 pm local time
- Place
- Kingston, Oklahoma · Lake Texoma State Park · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built SA-100
- Registration
- N227FG · no longer on the register · serial 2424-2G
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot lost control of the airplane during the landing roll. During the landing roll a gust of wind lifted the right wing and empennage into the air and, consequently, the nose dragged along the runway surface approximately 30 feet. The airplane exited the departure end of the runway, flipped over and came to rest in the inverted position. Thirty minutes after the accident occurred a weather observation facility, located 25 miles northwest of the accident site, reported that the winds were from 230 degrees at 25 knots, gusting to 30 knots.
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
- Flight time: 1,700 hours in all; 1,600 in this make and model; 1,700 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (invalid medical for flight)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 649 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, February 1, 1999; 18 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,140 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: F31 at 2:45 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 3,000 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 230° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 8,000 ft
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:50 pm from ADM, 25 miles away
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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