MU-2 Went Down Near Owasso, OK Sunday

The son of Oklahoma Republican Senator James Inhofe has reportedly been fatally injured in an accident near Owasso, OK. The plane carrying Dr. Perry Inhofe, reportedly a Mitsubishi MU-2B-25, went down Sunday about 1600 local time.

Television station KOCO reports that the pilot of the airplane contacted Tulsa International Airport about 1545 Sunday asking for "immediate assistance." The plane went down in a wooded area about five miles from the airport.

It was not reported how many people were aboard the aircraft, but Oklahoma State Police confirmed that one person had been fatally injured. A source close to Senator Inhofe confirmed to the television station that Dr. Inhofe was the person fatally injured.

Data from FlightAware indicates that the flight had originated in Salina, KS en route to Tulsa. The pilot said he was experiencing engine trouble when he contacted ATC in Tulsa.

Dr. Inhofe was an orthopedic surgeon practicing in Tulsa. The Owasso World reports that Dr. Inhofe was a licensed pilot and flight instructor according to FAA records. The MU-2 had been recently purchased by a company with ties to Dr. Inhofe. It was registered to Anasazi Winds, which lists an address the same as that of Perry Inhofe's work address. Dr. Inhofe is also listed as the registrant of another airplane belonging to Ansazi Winds.

It was not known is Dr. Inhofe was the only person on board the airplane, but the Oklahoma State Police said there was only evidence of one fatality at the accident scene.

(MU-2 image from file. Not accident airplane)

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