Plane Crash List

Cessna 172 N739MG

10 March 1982 · Heavener, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 10 March 1982 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N739MG, operated by JIM Hudson, was involved in an accident near Heavener, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Heavener, Oklahoma, United States
Coordinates
34.8905, -94.5992
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N739MG
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
JIM Hudson
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Mesauite → Fort Smith
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
Unk
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW82FPM11

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 0 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT NIGHT ON RISING TERRAIN ABOUT 300 FT BELOW THE CREST OF A HILL. THE NEAREST WEATHER REPORTING STATION WAS AT MCALESTER, OK. THE WEATHER AT MCALESTER WAS 1200 FT OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 7 MILES, CEILING RAGGED. THE MCALESTER FIELD ELEVATION IS 770 FT MSL. THE ELEVATION OF THE CRASH SITE WAS ABOUT 2100 FT MSL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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