Cessna 172M N20059
26 March 1992 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 March 1992 at about 22:10 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N20059, operated by Loren M. Koehn, was involved in an accident near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Expressway Airpark (2EJ)
- Coordinates
- 35.5193, -97.4400
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N20059
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Loren M. Koehn
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Newton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW92FA098
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
INADVERTENT STALL DURING ABORTED LANDING. FACTORS WERE THE TAILWIND, THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY FOR EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS AND HIS LONG LANDING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT LANDED DOWNWIND ON A 3,350 FOOT RUNWAY. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN BEYOND THE MID FIELD POINT, HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE LANDING. A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE WAS ESTABLISHED ON CLIMBOUT AND THE AIRPLANE STALLED AS THE PILOT INITIATED A LEFT CROSSWIND TURN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 1992 | Cessna 172M | Olympia, Washington, United States | Center O Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1992 | Cessna 172M | Vancouver, Washington, United States | Tabooma Flyers Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1992 | Cessna 172N | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Thomas Kuehn | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1992 | Cessna 172N | Orlando, Florida, United States | Flight Express, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1992 | Cessna 172N | Parkdale, Oregon, United States | Vancouver Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1992 | Cessna 172N | Lake Michigan, Michigan, United States | Battle Creek Air Service, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 1992 | Ryan NAVION A | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | Hopcus, Jerry A. | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1992 | Cessna 172F | Mc Alester, Oklahoma, United States | CAC, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1992 | Piper PA-28-180 | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | Stanley R. Wright | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Feb 1992 | Burnett TEENIE II | Edmond, Oklahoma, United States | Zinn, Albert M. | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1992 | Weatherly 201B | Weatherford, Oklahoma, United States | Ruben J. James | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1992 | Cessna T188C | Cordel, Oklahoma, United States | Greggory L. Little | No injuries | - |