Cessna 172 accident near Jay, OK
On January 25, 2017, a Cessna 172 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Jay, OK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 25, 2017
- Place
- Jay, OK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.501°N, 94.809°W
- NTSB ID
- 20170126X02237
Official records · CEN17FA085
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn January 25, 2017, about 1730 central standard time, a Cessna 172 airplane, N5639A, impacted trees and terrain during a forced landing near Jay, Oklahoma, following an in-flight loss of engine power. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was owned by Mexico Medical Missions and was operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed from a private airstrip near Jay, Oklahoma, and was destined for the Grove Municipal Airport (GMJ), Grove, Oklahoma. According to fueling records from GMJ, the pilot purchased 9.56 gallons of 100 low lead aviation gasoline (avgas) at 1019 on January 24, 2017. According to a witness at the departure airstrip, the pilot intended to fly the airplane to GMJ. He saw the pilot service both of the airplane's fuel tanks with fuel from fuel cans. He saw the pilot taxi up and down the runway multiple times. The airplane subsequently departed and the witness drove to GMJ to pick up the pilot. When the pilot did not arrive, he reported the airplane as missing. The emergency locator transmitter signal was detected and a helicopter pilot spotted the airplane in a field near a tree line about .75 nautical miles east of the departure airstrip. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe 61-year-old pilot held a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) private pilot certificate with an airplane single engine land rating. He also held a
Probable cause
The pilot's negligent maintenance of the airplane, which resulted in improper fuel management, fuel starvation, and a loss of engine power during takeoff due to a missing securing pin in the fuel selector handle, and a subsequent forced landing on unsuitable 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.
