Cessna 182A N6173B
18 January 1972 · Octavia, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 January 1972 at about 18:45 local time, a Cessna 182A registered N6173B was involved in an accident during in flight near Octavia, Oklahoma, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Octavia, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182A
- Registration
- N6173B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Port Isabel, Tex → Springfield, Mo
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0298
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
RECOVERY DATE 1/24/72.PLT FLT LOG NOT AVBL.1100 TOTAL HRS 12/21/71.VFR FLT INTO MTN TRRN AT NIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1972 | Cessna 182 | Ligonier, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1972 | Cessna 182A | Logan, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1972 | Cessna 182L | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Yingling Aircr | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1972 | Cessna 182B | Gainesboro, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1972 | Cessna 182 | Daggett, California, United States | Cullen Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1972 | Cessna 182E | McComb, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 6,261 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |