Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Arpt Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74037
Tuesady, August 17, 2004 17:12 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The airplane was departing on runway 19R. Moments after liftoff, the pilot called tower and asked to return to the airport because he was getting oil on his windscreen. A pilot taking off immediately behind the accident airplane observed the airplane, at approximately 300 feet, turn right to return to the airport. He said that the airplane appeared very slow, and then it rotated to the ground. Postimpact examination of the wreckage revealed that the engine oil filler neck did not have a cap on it. The oil filler neck was partially compressed, and the oil cap was found (on a chain) undamaged. Pieces of windscreen Plexiglas were found outside of the wreckage zone, and they were coated with oil. The engine manufacturer's representative said that the engine could probably run for 15 to 25 minutes without a cap on the filler neck.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection by his failure to secure the oil cap, which resulted in oil leakage on the windscreen, obstructing his vision, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 8/17/2004
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 1712
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Tulsa
Event State OKLAHOMA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 74037
Event Date Year 2004
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 360140N
Event Location Longitude 0955941W
Event Location Airport Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Arpt
Event Location Nearest Airport ID RVS
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 1
Degrees magnetic from airport 190
Airport Elevation 638
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1719 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 360
Weather Observation Facility ID RVS
Elevation of weather observation facility 638
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 1
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 33
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 19
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 210
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 8
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
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) 18348
NTSB Notification Source NW regional director
NTSB Notification Date Aug 17 2004 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1730
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Sep 13 2005 12:54PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\JOHB
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Oklahoma City, OK

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N2452S
NTSB Number SEA04FA165
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire Ground
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model T210L
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 21061293
Certified Max Gross Weight 3800
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 6
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Mar 18 2004 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 43
Airframe Hours 3129
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Richard L. Dunham
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City Tulsa
Aircraft Owner State OK
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 74137
Operator is an individual? No
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? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
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 RVS
Departure City Tulsa
Departure State OK
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1710
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code JLN
Destination City Joplin
Destination State MO
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff - initial climb
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jun 22 2005 4:06PM
User who most recently changed record STAM
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 19R
Runway Length 5102
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --