Cessna 172S accident near Hominy, OK
On November 5, 2006, a Cessna 172S (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hominy, OK. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 5, 2006
- Place
- Hominy, OK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.461°N, 96.496°W
- NTSB ID
- 20061109X01633
Official records · DFW07FA019
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Radio Communications - Flight Service: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 5, 2006, at 0124 central standard time, a single-engine Cessna 172S airplane, N53443, was destroyed upon impact with terrain during cruise flight near Hominy, Oklahoma. The non-instrument rated private pilot and one passenger were fatally injured and two passengers were seriously injured. One of the injured passengers was able to use his cellular phone to make a call to 911and the local authorities were able to initiate a search for the aircraft. The remains of the aircraft were located at 0541. The airplane was owned and operated by Yingling Aviation, Inc., of Wichita, Kansas. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the area for 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed for the 114-nautical mile night cross-country flight that originated from the Tulsa International Airport (KTUL),near Tulsa, Oklahoma, at 0100, with the Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (KICT) near Wichita, Kansas, as its intended destination. According to information provided by air traffic control, the airplane was observed on radar at 0122 at an altitude of 1,200 feet mean sea level (MSL) traveling on a heading of 294 degrees on a course that would have placed the airplane on the planned route of flight using Ponca City Regional Airport (KPNC), near Ponca City, Oklahoma, as a waypoint; however. The airplane collided with terrain approximately 22.9 nautical miles northwest of KTUL. The elevation at the initial point of impact was a measured 1,015 feet MSL. There were no eyewitnesses to the accide
Probable cause
The pilot's continued cruise flight into adverse weather conditions, and his failure to maintain clearance from terrain. Contributing factors were the dark night conditions, and the low ceilings.
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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.
