Cessna 182G accident near Muskogee, OK
On December 21, 1994, a Cessna 182G (airplane) was involved in an accident near Muskogee, OK. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 21, 1994
- Place
- Muskogee, OK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182G · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.741°N, 95.349°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02713
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 20, 1994, at 1854 central standard time, a Cessna 182G, N3229S, was destroyed when it impacted terrain after takeoff from Davis Field (MKO), Muskogee, Oklahoma. The private pilot and his two passengers were fatally injured. No flight plan was filed and dark night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the local, personal flight. The non-instrument rated pilot was taking his grandchildren for a flight to view the Christmas lights in the local area. According to witnesses, the aircraft was observed entering the low overcast ceiling after takeoff from runway 13. The wreckage of the aircraft was located about 1/2 mile southeast of the departure end of the runway. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot was issued his private pilot certificate on April 8, 1989. According to the pilot's logbook, he accumulated a total of 3.7 hours of simulated (hood) instrument time. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The aircraft was equipped for flight in instrument conditions. A review of airframe and engine records did not reveal any anomalies or uncorrected maintenance defects prior to the flight. METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION The Automatic Weather Observation Service (AWOS) observation for MKO at the time of the accident was a ceiling of 200 foot overcast with 5 miles visibility. Temperature was 46 degrees, with a dew point of 45 degrees. The altimeter was 30.11 inches and the winds were light from the southeast. A witness who was at the airport at the time of the accident stated that he observed the clouds to be "very low". No record was found indicating that the pilot rec
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AFTER INADVERTENTLY FLYING INTO ADVERSE WEATHER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, THE LOW CEILING, THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE EVALUATION OF THE WEATHER, AND HIS LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.
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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.
