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Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Marlow, Oklahoma 73055
Monday, November 8, 1993 20:25 CST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
BEFORE FLIGHT, THE PILOT INDICATED HE DID NOT WANT TO FLY IN IMC. HE WAS BRIEFED ON WEATHER, WEST OF HIS ROUTE, & TOLD THAT CEILINGS WOULD BE LOWERING TO IMC. AT 2017:53, HE CONTACTED ATC, REQUESTED WEATHER INFO & SAID HE WAS 'TRYING TO STAY VISUAL.' AT 2019:37, HE REPORTED IN IMC & REQUESTED AN IFR CLEARANCE. HE WAS GIVEN THE WEATHER & CLEARANCE. HE SUBSEQUENTLY REPORTED THAT HE HAD TO CONCENTRATE ON FLYING THE AIRPLANE. AT 2024:05, THE PILOT STATED HE HAD A VACUUM PROBLEM AND A 'PANEL SITUATION.' THE CONTROLLER THEN SAID HE HAD A FLIGHT PLAN CHANGE, BUT THE PILOT RESPONDED 'I'M GOING TO HAVE TO FLY THE AIRPLANE.' SOON THEREAFTER, CONTACT WITH THE PLANE WAS LOST & IT CRASHED IN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT. METALLURGICAL EXAM INDICATED THE VACUUM DRIVEN TURN & BANK INDICATOR AND DIRECTIONAL GYRO INSTRUMENTS WERE NOT ROTATING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE ATTITUDE GYRO EXHIBITED ROTATIONAL IMPACT SIGNATURES, BUT ITS ROTATION SPEED WAS NOT VERIFIED. THE DIRECTIONAL GYRO ROTOR WAS CAPABLE OF ROTATION ABOUT THE CENTRAL SHAFT.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
AN INOPERATIVE VACUUM SYSTEM, AN INOPERATIVE TURN & BANK INDICATOR, AND AN INOPERATIVE DIRECTIONAL GYRO, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INABILITY OF THE PILOT TO CONTROL THE AIRPLANE AFTER IT ENCOUNTERED INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, FOG, AND DRIZZLE.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 11/8/1993 |
| Event Day of the Week | Monday |
| Time of Event | 2025 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Standard Time |
| Event City | MARLOW |
| Event State | OKLAHOMA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 73055 |
| Event Date Year | 1993 |
| Event Date Month | 11 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Partial - limited by pilot |
| Investigator's weather source | Witness |
| 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 | Night/Dark |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Unknown |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Obscured |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 2 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | -- |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -- |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 0 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 0 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | -- |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Light |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | 3 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 3 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 1714 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Nov 9 1993 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 830 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 11 2000 1:45PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Instrument Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N182JS |
| NTSB Number | FTW94FA028 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | 182P |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 182P |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 33131 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2550 |
| 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 | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Apr 25 1993 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | SMITH, JOEL K. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 806 PINE OAK DRIVE |
| Aircraft Owner City | EDMOND |
| Aircraft Owner State | OK |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 73034 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | |
| Operator City | |
| Operator State | |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| 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) | Business |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | DUC |
| Departure City | DUNCAN |
| Departure State | OK |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 2015 |
| Departure Time Zone | CST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | PWA |
| Destination City | OKLAHOMA CITY |
| Destination State | OK |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Descent |
| 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 | 0 |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |