The son of Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe reported his small plane was experiencing engine trouble shortly before he died in a crash in Owasso, according to a preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety Board.
Dr. Perry Inhofe was the only person aboard the twin-engine plane when it crashed Nov. 10. The NTSB report released Monday said Perry Inhofe took an unexpected turn and told air traffic control that he had “a control problem.”
“The pilot informed the controller that the left engine was shut down,” the preliminary report said. “The controller then declared an emergency for the pilot and asked about the number of souls on board the airplane and the fuel remaining. No further communications were received from the pilot.”
Witnesses told investigators that one engine propeller appeared to not be rotating shortly before the crash.
