Cessna 177 accident near Clayton, OK
On October 18, 2013, a Cessna 177 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Clayton, OK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 18, 2013
- Place
- Clayton, OK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.583°N, 95.500°W
- NTSB ID
- 20131019X24348
Official records · CEN14FA010
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 18, 2013, approximately 0045, a Cessna 177A, N30495, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain west of Clayton, Oklahoma. A post impact fire ensued. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to Eagle Sky Patrol, Inc., and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated without a flight plan. The flight originated from Tahlequah Municipal Airport (KTQH), Tahlequah, Oklahoma, at 2349 and was en route to Terrell Municipal Airport (KTRL), Terrell, Texas. According to the family, the pilot had departed KTRL, approximately 1000, on October 17, 2013, and flew to Eldorado, Kansas, to pick up the accident airplane. The pilot then flew the accident airplane to New Century, Kansas, and Davenport, Iowa, to look at other airplanes. While en route to KTRL, the pilot stopped for fuel at KTQH. According to video obtained from a security camera at KTQH, the accident airplane entered the range of the camera and taxied up to the fuel pumps at 2333. The pilot got out of the airplane at 2334, positioned a ladder near the left wing, and then walked away from the fuel pumps and the airplane. The pilot walked back towards the airplane at 2338 and fueled a fuel tank on the left side of the airplane. The pilot took actions consistent with a preflight inspection and then boarded the airplane at 2346. At 2349, the accident airplane departed KTQH. The airplane was reported overdue by a concerned family member on
Probable cause
Controlled flight into terrain for reasons that could not be determined from the available evidence.
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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.
