Ada Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Ada, Oklahoma 74820
Wednesday, December 21, 1983 18:20 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE ENG LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF & THE ACFT STALLED WHILE IN A SLIGHT LEFT TURN. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT WING FUEL SUMP DRAIN CONTAINED FROZEN WATER IN THE DRAIN PORTS. THE FUEL INJECTOR SCREEN, AFTER THAWING OUT, CONTAINED FROZEN WATER CONTAMINANTS. RUSTY WATER WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL INJECTOR. THE ACFT WAS LAST FUELED ON 12/10/83. THE ACFT WAS KEPT IN AN UNHEATED HANGAR. THE TEMPERATURE IN THE ADA AREA HAD BEEN IN THE AREA OF 10 DEG FOR SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 12/21/1983
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1820
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City ADA
Event State OKLAHOMA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 74820
Event Date Year 1983
Event Date Month 12
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport ADA MUNICIPAL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID ADH
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 1008
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1758 Central Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 45
Weather Observation Facility ID MLC
Elevation of weather observation facility 770
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 50
Time Zone of the weather observation CST
Lighting Conditions Night/Dark
Lowest Ceiling Height 1500
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Overcast
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 7
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) -12
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -15
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 360
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 11
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
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 2
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 2
Injury Total All 4
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 3157
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 23476
Date of most recent change to record Dec 18 2002 11:28AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\GIUV
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N7165V
NTSB Number FTW84FA100
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Minor
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name MOONEY
Aircraft Model M20F
Aircraft Series Identifier M20F
Aircraft Serial Number 22-0074
Certified Max Gross Weight 2740
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 Jun 17 1983 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 72
Airframe Hours 1165
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name PAUL RAYMOND FLOYD
Aircraft Owner Street Address 1300 ARLINGTON
Aircraft Owner City ADA
Aircraft Owner State OK
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 74820
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 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
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1820
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code CHK
Destination City CHICKASHA
Destination State OK
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Maneuvering
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 35
Runway Length 5000
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --