Plane Crash List

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.

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