# NTSB Accident FTW96FA234
> **Fairchild KR-31** · 1996-06-01 · BARTLESVILLE, OK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96FA234
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05951
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-06-01
- **Location:** BARTLESVILLE, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.730869, -96.070533
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Fairchild
- **Model:** KR-31
- **Registration:** N7780
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of each pilot-in-command to maintain visual lookout. Factors were: the lack of each pilot-in-command obtaining/maintaining communication with the control tower, and inadequate lookout by each pilot-rated passenger, the inadequate procedures/directives by the biplane association management and the airport management, and inadequate supervision by the Federal Aviation Administration.

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