Tenkille Lake Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Cookson, Oklahoma 74427
Saturday, June 13, 1987 9:10 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

JUST AFTER TAKEOFF SMOKE WAS SMELLED AND THEN OBSERVED IN THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT BELEIVED THAT THE SMOKE SOURCE WAS ELECTRICAL AND TURNED OFF THE MASTER SWITCH. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN FLAMES BEGAN BURNING THE PILOTS LEFT LEG. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT AND PAX DEPLANED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN DESTROYED BY FIRE. THE ENGINE OIL PUMP ATTACH BOLTS WERE FOUND TO BE LOOSE AND ALLOWING OIL TO DRIP ONTO THE HOT MUFFLER, WHICH IGNITED. FLAMES ENTERED THE COCKPIT THROUGH THE HOT AIR DUCT.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/13/1987
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 910
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City COOKSON
Event State OKLAHOMA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 74427
Event Date Year 1987
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport TENKILLE LAKE
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 44M
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 875
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 847 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 300
Weather Observation Facility ID TUL
Elevation of weather observation facility 676
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 60
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 1500
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
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) 27
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 22
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 260
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Serious
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious 1
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1388
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jun 13 1987 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1309
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 34641
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 2:29PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N3063V
NTSB Number FTW87FA142
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed VFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire In-flight
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BEECH
Aircraft Model 35
Aircraft Series Identifier 35
Aircraft Serial Number D-476
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 Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Apr 3 1986 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 2
Airframe Hours 3251
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name BLANE MILLER & EARL WILLIAMS
Aircraft Owner Street Address BOX 83
Aircraft Owner City COOKSON
Aircraft Owner State OK
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 74427
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) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code 44M
Departure City COOKSON
Departure State OK
Departure Country
Departure Time 900
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code 2EJ
Destination City OKLAHOMA CITY
Destination State OK
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Standing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 23
Runway Length 2600
Runway Width 50
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --