Cessna 172M N20129
24 February 1988 · Norman, Oklahoma, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 February 1988 at about 20:02 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N20129 was involved in an accident near Norman, Oklahoma, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Norman, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dollar Strip
- Coordinates
- 35.2491, -97.4591
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N20129
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sayre → Norman
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW88DPJ03
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 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
PILOT RETRACTED FLAPS DURING GO AROUND AND AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO TREES AND WAS DESTROYED. FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS WERE NOT WEARING THE AVAILABLE SHOULDER HARNESSES. THE ACFT WAS LANDING WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND. DUE TO SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES THE PLT NEVER COMPLETED HIS ACC REPORT. A PASSENGER REPORTED THAT THE PLT RETRACTED THE FLAPS JUST OVER THE TREES AND THE ACFT SETTLED INTO THEM. THE INVESTIGATORS ELEVATION DRAWING OF THE ACC SHOWS THE ACFT OVER THE TREES AND THEN DESCENDING INTO THEM. NO MALFUNCTIONS OF THE ACFT WERE REPORTED OR DISCOVERED DURING THE INVESTIGATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1988 | Cessna 172N | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Citrus Grove Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 May 1988 | Cessna 172F | Shellman, Georgia, United States | Evans J. Nichols | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1988 | Cessna 172 | Lamar, Missouri, United States | Richards, Thomas J. | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1988 | Cessna 172RG | Mathew, Virginia, United States | Mideastern Airways Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1988 | Cessna 172K | Lake City, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Dec 1988 | Cessna 172M | Erie, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 1988 | Cessna 152 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1988 | Piper PA-38-112 | Washington, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1988 | Cessna 182J | Lamont, Oklahoma, United States | Airport Service Company, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1988 | Piper PA-22-135 | Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States | JIM F. White | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 May 1988 | Beechcraft B55 | Ada, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1988 | Cessna 152 | Hinton, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |