Plane Crash List

Cessna 152 N4969H

1 November 1985 · Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 1 November 1985 at about 22:05 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N4969H, operated by Cecil T. Hammons, was involved in an accident near Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States
Coordinates
35.9108, -94.9698
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N4969H
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Cecil T. Hammons
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Tahlequah → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW86FPJ02

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 2 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 ACFT CONTACTED STATIC CABLES AND DESCENDED TO GROUND CONTACT DURING AN AERIAL SEARCH FOR A PERSON. THE PLT HAD TURNED THE ACFT INTO THE SUN WHEN IT CONTACTED ONE OF TWO STATIC CABLES ON A POWER TRANSMISSION ARRAY APRX 159 FT AGL. THE TOWERS TO WHICH THE CABLES WERE ATTACHED ARE LOCATED ON HIGH TERRAIN ON WITHER SIDE OF A 4 LANE HWY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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