Cessna 172N accident near Marlow, OK
On November 28, 2007, a Cessna 172N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Marlow, OK. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 28, 2007
- Place
- Marlow, OK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.619°N, 97.800°W
- NTSB ID
- 20071203X01887
Official records · DFW08FA040
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 28, 2007, about 1530 central standard time, a single-engine Cessna 172N airplane, N6555D, was substantially damage when it collided with terrain while maneuvering near Marlow, Oklahoma. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was registered to a private individual and was being operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The local flight originated from the Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW), near Lawton, Oklahoma, around 1515. Three eyewitnesses reported seeing the airplane shortly before impact. Two witnesses were working in a creek bed approximately a quarter mile west of the accident site when they observed the airplane. Both witnesses were interviewed separately and given a small representation of the airplane and asked to describe what they saw. The first witness reported hearing an "engine sound that wasn't right." He then observed the airplane flying in a southerly direction at an altitude less the 1,000 feet above ground level (agl). The witness motioned and described an airplane that was in a level flight attitude, and then started to rock the wings from side to side, rolled right, became inverted, with the nose 90 degrees to the terrain. The witness stated that he thought the pilot was attempting to do a loop as it looked as if he was trying to pull out of the dive. The airplane then disappeared from view. When asked to describe the engine noise he heard, the witnes
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident were the low altitude for recovery and the gusty tailwind.
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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.
