Cessna 172M accident near Oklahoma City, OK
On October 11, 1998, a Cessna 172M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oklahoma City, OK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 11, 1998
- Place
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.620°N, 97.650°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X11252
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 11, 1998, approximately 1125 central daylight time, a Cessna 172M airplane, N172JF, was destroyed when it impacted the ground while maneuvering near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The private pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to Gregg Frank Aircraft Leasing of Yukon, Oklahoma, and operated by W.L. Frank LLC of Bethany, Oklahoma. No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local personal flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The airplane departed from Oklahoma City's Wiley Post Airport at 1118. Employees of the fixed base operation at Wiley Post Airport, where the airplane was based, were interviewed by an FAA inspector. The employee, who checked the airplane out to the pilot, reported that the pilot was "in a real hurry, but [this pilot was] always in a hurry." The line service technician, who refueled the airplane, reported that the pilot "seemed to be in a hurry" and performed a "very brief" walk-around inspection of the airplane during the refueling operation. He further reported that the pilot tipped him $20, which "seemed unusual." According to the operator, he observed the airplane taxiing for takeoff at an "excessively fast" speed. He was concerned that "possibly the pilot may be drunk or possibly something else." He called the air traffic control tower and requested that they relay a message to the pilot to return to the ramp. Review of a voice tape provided by the FAA containing the communications between the tower and the air
Probable cause
Suicide.
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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.
