Tulsa Intl Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma
Thursday, August 12, 1982 13:49 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DURING TAKEOFF. PILOT TRIED TO TURN BACK TO AIRPORT IN A LEFT BANK DESCRIBED AS 60 TO 90 DEGREES. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED ABOUT 1300 FEET EAST OF TAKEOFF POINT. DURING THE INVESTIGATION THE FUEL PUMP WAS PLACED ON A FLOW BENCH & ON THE INITIAL TEST WOULD NOT PUMP FUEL. THE VAPOR SEPARATOR TOWER COVERPLATE WAS REMOVED & A FOREIGN OBJECT WAS OBSERVED IN THE ORIFICE OF THE VAPOR EJECTOR. THERE WERE PARTICLES OF A BLACK SUBSTANCE FLOATING IN THE SEPARATOR TOWER. WHEN THE FUEL WAS POURED ONTO A WHITE TOWEL THE PARTICLES DISCOLORED THE TOWEL AS GRAPHITE MIGHT DO. AFTER THE VAPOR TOWER & EJECTOR ORIFICE WERE CLEANED, THE PUMP OPERATED NORMALLY.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 8/12/1982
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1349
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City TULSA
Event State OKLAHOMA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site
Event Date Year 1982
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport TULSA INTL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
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 0
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Unknown
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 Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 4500
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
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) 93
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 0
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 18
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 11
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 0
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 --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency FAA
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2264
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information
Date of most recent change to record Oct 31 2002 4:04PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\ZUZL
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N4800Y
NTSB Number FTW82FPM15
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BEECH
Aircraft Model H35
Aircraft Series Identifier H35
Aircraft Serial Number D4938
Certified Max Gross Weight 2900
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class Unknown
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 Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection 17
Airframe Hours 4742
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name WESTWINGS INC.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 5457 CESSNA AVENUE
Aircraft Owner City ROCHE HARBOR
Aircraft Owner State WA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 98250
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name WESTWINGS INC.
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 5457 CESSNA AVENUE
Operator City ROCHE HARBOR
Operator State WA
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 98250
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) Unknown
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City TULSA
Departure State OK
Departure Country
Departure Time 1347
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City TULSA
Destination State OK
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Maneuvering
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 18 2002 4:50PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 17R
Runway Length 5500
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --