Cessna 172R accident near Okmulgee, OK
On September 19, 2014, a Cessna 172R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Okmulgee, OK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 19, 2014
- Place
- Okmulgee, OK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.714°N, 95.973°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140919X14845
Official records · CEN14FA506
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 19, 2014, about 0740 central daylight time, a Cessna 172R airplane, N2435R, impacted terrain near Okmulgee, Oklahoma. The private pilot was fatally injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to Spinks Leasing Inc. and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that operated without a flight plan. The flight departed the Fort Worth Spinks Airport (KFWS), Fort Worth, Texas, about 0500, and was en route to the Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport (KRVS), Tulsa, Oklahoma. The pilot was reported as overdue and was the subject of an Alert Notice (ALNOT). The airplane wreckage was discovered by local law enforcement and the Civil Air Patrol. The airplane wreckage was located in a field surrounded by trees. There are no known witnesses to the accident. In addition, there are no known communications with air traffic control and no known distress calls. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot, age 63, held a private pilot certificate for airplane single engine land and instrument airplane. On November 15, 2012, the pilot was issued a third class medical certificate and his special issuance was renewed. The special issuance was for diabetes and glaucoma conditions. The medical certificate was not valid for any class after November 30, 2014. On the pilot's application for his medical certificate, he reported having accumulated 720 hours with 60 hours logged in the preceding six months. The pilot's l
Probable cause
The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance with trees and terrain.
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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.
