Cessna 182B accident near Honobia, OK

On January 17, 1999, a Cessna 182B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Honobia, OK. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

January 17, 1999

Place

Honobia, OK

Aircraft

Cessna 182B · Airplane

Injuries

4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

34.530°N, 94.950°W

NTSB ID

20001204X00052

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 16, 1999, approximately 2235 central standard time, a Cessna 182B airplane, N8433T, was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain approximately 2.5 nautical miles northwest of Honobia, Oklahoma. The non-instrument rated private pilot, the owner and operator of the airplane, and his three passengers were fatally injured. Dark night visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal cross-country flight. The flight departed Dallas Love Field, Dallas, Texas, approximately 2140 and was en route to the Springdale Municipal Airport, Springdale, Arkansas. According to family members, the pilot had flown the airplane from Springdale to Dallas earlier in the day to attend a family function. A record book found in the airplane indicated the duration of the flight to Dallas was 2.4 hours. According to FAA Air Traffic Control (ATC) records, on departure from Dallas, the pilot requested and received VFR flight following from Fort Worth Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC). Review of a transcript of the radio communications between the pilot and the ARTCC controllers indicated that no distress calls were received from the airplane. At 2229:14, the pilot stated, "fort worth center cessna eight four three three tango how do you read?" The controller responded, "cessna three three tango loud loud and clear." At 2229:21, the pilot stated "just a little quiet checking the radio thank you." This was the last transmission received from the airplane. At 2234:24, the controller advised the pilot that radar servi

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control for an undetermined reason.

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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.