Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Saturday 13 August 1977 |
Time: | 11:20 |
Type: | Howard 500 |
Operator: | Intercontinental Oil Co. |
Registration: | N44HH |
MSN: | 500-115 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Pawhuska Municipal Airport, OK ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | Houston (unknown airport), TX, United States of America |
Destination airport: | Pawhuska Municipal Airport, OK, United States of America |
Narrative:The Howard 500 overran the runway after landing in tailwind conditions.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
pilot in command - improper in-flight decisions or planning
pilot in command - misjudged distance and speed
pilot in command - selected wrong runway relative to existing wind
FACTOR(S):
weather - low ceiling
weather - rain
miscellaneous acts,conditions - downwind
miscellaneous acts,conditions - hydroplaning on wet runway
miscellaneous acts,conditions - ran off end of runway
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» NTSB
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.