Cessna 172N N1203F

Summary

On 6 April 2026 at about 21:39 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N1203F was involved in an accident near Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 April 2026 at 21:39

Classification

Accident

Location

Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Tahlequah Muni (TQH)

Coordinates

35.9287, -95.0047

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N1203F

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tulsa → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN26LA160

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot reported that during the landing roll, the airplane began to pull to the left. He did not want to put in “abrupt” right rudder because he did not want to tip the airplane over, so he continued to let the airplane roll into the grass. He thought that once the airplane rolled into the grass it would slow down, but the airplane encountered a wet, soggy, and shallow ravine. The nosewheel stuck in the mud, and the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The left wing and vertical stabilizer sustained substantial damage. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.