Lake Murray St. Pk. Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Overbrook, Oklahoma 75453
Sunday, March 14, 1993 18:45 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AFTER REACHING 60 KNOTS BECAUSE HE DID NOT THINK HE COULD SAFELY TAKEOFF IN THE DISTANCE REMAINING. HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK A DITCH. THE RUNWAY HAD A CREST IN IT AND RAN UPHILL FOR THE FIRST 1,800 FEET OF THE 2,500 FEET AVAILABLE. THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS FOUND IN THE FULL NOSE DOWN SETTING. IT WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST EXPERIENCE AT THE ACCIDENT AIRPORT AND HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN THE ACCIDENT MAKE AND MODEL WITH FOUR PEOPLE ONBOARD

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS PROPERLY SET FOR TAKEOFF AND HIS DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/14/1993
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1845
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City OVERBROOK
Event State OKLAHOMA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 75453
Event Date Year 1993
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport LAKE MURRAY ST. PK.
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 1F1
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 817
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Dusk
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 15
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 18
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 210
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 10
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 4
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 198
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Mar 15 1993 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 730
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 50551
Date of most recent change to record Dec 11 2000 1:11PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N9689H
NTSB Number FTW93LA104
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 172M
Aircraft Series Identifier 172M
Aircraft Serial Number 17266316
Certified Max Gross Weight 2300
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Feb 28 1993 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 20
Airframe Hours 2500
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name MENAGERIE ENTERPRISES
Aircraft Owner Street Address 4580 CLAIRE CHENAULT
Aircraft Owner City DALLAS
Aircraft Owner State TX
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 75248
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name MENAGERIE ENTERPRISES
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 4580 CLAIRE CHENAULT
Operator City DALLAS
Operator State TX
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 75248
Operator Code MNGA
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code 1F1
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1845
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code TKI
Destination City MCKINNEY
Destination State TX
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:34AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 14
Runway Length 2500
Runway Width 50
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --