Cessna 172M N46172
8 August 1982 · Overbrook, Oklahoma, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 August 1982 at about 21:35 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N46172, operated by JAS Marcum, was involved in an accident near Overbrook, Oklahoma, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Overbrook, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake Murray
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N46172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- JAS Marcum
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Overbrook → Ft. Worth
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82FPJ19
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE RUNWAY, AND THAT ON ROTATION, THE ENGINE SEEMED TO LOSE POWER. HE STATED THAT HE OBSERVED THE TACHOMETER AND SAW THAT THE ENGINE WAS DROPPING BELOW 1500 RPM. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TOP'S OF TREES ABOUT 150 FT FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CRASHED INTO THE BANK OF A DRY CREEK ABOUT 400 FT FROM THE RUNWAY. A DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OF FAILURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1982 | Cessna 172 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | John A. Meyer | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1982 | Cessna 172N | Lake of the Oza, Missouri, United States | Wayne Collins Merle Nelson | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Chesley M. Louitt | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172N | Marion, Iowa, United States | Corwin L. Riegsecker | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1982 | Cessna 172N | Antoine, Arkansas, United States | Gerald Hendrix | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1982 | Cessna 310Q | El Dorado, Oklahoma, United States | Ansley Paper Co. | No injuries | - |
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| 17 Jun 1982 | Cessna 152 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Keith Robin Stevens | Minor injuries | - |
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