Cessna 500 N92FA
17 April 1984 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 April 1984 at about 20:33 local time, a Cessna 500 registered N92FA was involved in an accident near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Will Rogers (OKC)
- Coordinates
- 35.5502, -97.5595
- Aircraft
- Cessna 500
- Registration
- N92FA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW84LA202
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
DURING A PROFICIENCY FLT CHECK, THE AIRCREW WAS MAKING A N0-FLAP LANDING. AFTER COMPLETING THE LANDING CHECKLIST DOWN TO THE LANDING GEAR, POWER WAS REDUCED CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR AUDIBLE WARNING TO SOUND. THE HORN SILENCE SWITCH WAS DEPRESSED & THE APCH WAS CONTINUED. DUE TO THE LOW POWER THAT WAS REQUIRED FOR THE NO-FLAP APCH, THE THROTTLE WAS NEVER ADVANCED SUFFICIENTLY TO RESET THE WARNING HORN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. AFTER SLIDING TO A STOP, A SMALL ELECTRICAL FIRE ERUPTED IN THE BELLY OF THE ACFT, BUT ARPT PERSONNEL QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED IT. THE PLT BEING CHECKED SAID HE WAS DISTRACTED BY A CONVERSATION CONCERNING ENG FIRE PROCEDURES. ALSO, HE THOUGHT THE CHECK PLT HAD CALLED THAT THE LANDING CHECK WAS COMPLETE. THE CHECK PLT STATED THAT HE HAD CALLED ONLY THE NO-FLAP CHECKLIST COMPLETE WITH THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST COMPLETE DOWN TO THE LANDING GEAR. THE PROFICIENCY FLT WAS BEGUN ON A SHORT NOTICE WHEN ANOTHER CHECK PLT COULD NOT BE FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 1984 | Cessna 500 | Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1984 | Cessna 500 | Gualala, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1983 | Cessna 500 | Eagle Pass, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 9 Jun 1982 | Cessna 500 | Topeka, Kansas, United States | Ryan Aviation Corp | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 25 Apr 1987 | Cessna 500 | Willoughby, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1984 | Lockheed VEGA-1 | Yukon, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1984 | Rockwell A-9B | Lamont, Oklahoma, United States | Homestead Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1984 | Beechcraft A23-19 | Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1984 | Cessna 152 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1984 | Mooney M20J | Bethel, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Apr 1984 | Beasley Gerald L VARIEZE | Purcell, Oklahoma, United States | Gerald L Beasley | Serious injuries | - |