Cessna 172M accident near Hobart, OK
On April 13, 1993, a Cessna 172M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hobart, OK. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 13, 1993
- Place
- Hobart, OK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.020°N, 99.090°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X12127
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 13, 1993, at approximately 0222 central daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N61529, was destroyed upon impact with terrain following an in flight loss of control near Hobart, Oklahoma. The certified flight instructor and the private pilot on board were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the area for the night cross country instructional flight. According to the operator, the airplane departed the University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airpark in Norman, Oklahoma, at approximately 1945 on a night cross country flight from Norman with intermediate stops in Amarillo, and Lubbock, Texas, and a return leg to Norman, Oklahoma. An FAA flight plan was not filed; however, a local form was filed stating their intended destination. At 2155, the airplane was topped off with 18.1 gallons of 100LL fuel at the Amarillo International Airport. According to the tower, the airplane departed the Amarillo Airport at 2247, en route to Lubbock, Texas. The Lubbock tower reported that the airplane departed Lubbock at 0042 en route to Norman, Oklahoma. Altus Air Force Base approach control operators reported establishing contact with N61529 at approximately 0215. The pilot stated that he had inadvertently flown into clouds and was requesting assistance. An IFR clearance was issued and he was assigned 5,000 feet. After encountering severe turbulence, the pilot stated that he was experiencing problems holding altitude, and was issued a vector to a heading of 220 degrees in an attempt to regain visual conditions. Radar contact was lost with the ai
Probable cause
INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS WERE THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, HIS LACK OF TOTAL INSTRUMENT TIME, THE WEATHER, AND THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
