Accident Summary
On March 4, 2008, at approximately 1515 central standard time, a Cessna 500, registration N113SH, entered a steep descent and crashed about two minutes after takeoff from Wiley Post Airport (PWA) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The impact and subsequent postcrash fire destroyed the airplane. All five occupants—the pilot, a second pilot, and three passengers—were killed.
Aircraft and Flight Details
The aircraft was registered to Southwest Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Clinic PC of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. None of the entities associated with the flight claimed to be its operator. The flight was conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, with an instrument flight rules flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight originated from the ramp of Interstate Helicopters, a Part 135 on-demand helicopter operator at PWA. Its destination was Mankato Regional Airport, Mankato, Minnesota. The passengers were company executives employed by United Engines and United Holdings, LLC.
Aftermath
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigated the accident. The full report is available as NTSB/AAR-09/05.