Cessna 182H N8548S
21 June 2003 · Cushing, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 June 2003 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 182H registered N8548S, operated by Oklahoma Skydiving Center, was involved in an accident near Cushing, Oklahoma, United States. 6 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cushing, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.9358, -96.7792
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182H
- Registration
- N8548S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Oklahoma Skydiving Center
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Skydiving
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Crushing → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW03FA174
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The 363-hour single-engine commercial rated pilot lost control of the airplane during a parachute activity flight. The airplane subsequently stalled and entered a spin to the left. A witness radioed the pilot and asked what was wrong, and the pilot replied that he was in a spin and didn't know what to do. The witness replied, flaps and power, and continued to watch both the airplane and the parachutists. At approximately 800 feet, the witness heard the engine go from a low power setting to a high power setting. The airplane impacted terrain in a wings level attitude. A post-accident examination of the engine revealed no anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2003 | Cessna 182R | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2003 | Cessna 182S | Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Dec 2003 | Cessna 182L | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2003 | Cessna 182 | Brownsville, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 2003 | Cessna 182K | Hodkovice, Czech Republic | Jaroslav Karel Dohnal | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 2003 | Cessna 182G | Santa Maria, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 6,261 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2003 | Cessna 152 | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 May 2003 | Bell Shelby Aero 47G2 | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | Versatile Helicopters Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Oct 2003 | Stinson 108-1 | Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, United States | Charles G. Lucas | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 2003 | Cessna 195 | Sand Springs, Oklahoma, United States | Buford J. Tyler | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172B | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Kirk A. Myers | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 2003 | Cessna 310-H | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |