Plane Crash List

Cessna 172 N79325

24 February 1982 · Hennessey, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 24 February 1982 at about 22:25 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N79325, operated by Richard L. Schatz, was involved in an accident near Hennessey, Oklahoma, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:25
Classification
Accident
Location
Hennessey, Oklahoma, United States
Nearest airport
Haymaker (OK42)
Coordinates
36.1002, -97.8897
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N79325
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Richard L. Schatz
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Ponca City → Hennessey
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW82DA070

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

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 PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND AS HE WAS FLARING WITH FULL FLAPS ABOUT TWO FEET ABOVE THE STRIP. HE STATED THAT THE RIGHT WING WAS BLOWN DOWN (THE TAIL MOVED TO THE LEFT) AND THE RIGHT WING COLLIDED WITH A FENCE BESIDE THE AIRSTRIP. THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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