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FTW84LA196

1984-04-15 · GUTHRIE, Oklahoma, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport GOK

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH THE ACFT DESCENDED BELOW THE DESIRED GLIDEPATH. WHEN THE PLT ADDED PWR, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND SHORT OF THE RWY AFTER WHICH THE LEFT WING CONTACTED A TREE. THE PLT STATED HE DID NOT USE CARB HEAT DURING THE DESCENT OR THE APCH AND LIGHT RAIN WAS FALLING AT THE TIME. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_FTW84LA196.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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