Cessna R172E N70HP
15 April 1983 · Little, Oklahoma, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 April 1983 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna R172E registered N70HP was involved in an accident near Little, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Little, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.5208, -97.4804
- Aircraft
- Cessna R172E
- Registration
- N70HP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Public Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Seminole → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83FPJ02
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
THE ACFT HAD BEEN LANDED TWICE TO CHECK FOR LEAKING FLUID ON THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN THE FUEL PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO AND THEENGINE QUIT THE LEAK WAS CONFIRMED TO BE ACFT FUEL. DURING A FORCED LANDING THE ACFT STRUCK A FENCE AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION FOUND THE FUEL INJECTION LINE AT THE FLOW DIVIDER FOR THE NUMBER 5 CYLINDER TO BE BROKEN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna R172E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 1984 | Cessna R172E | Junction City, Kansas, United States | Red LEG Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1982 | Cessna R172E | Latham, New York, United States | Watervliet Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1984 | Cessna R172E | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | New Mexico State Police | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Jun 1984 | Cessna R172E | Payson, Arizona, United States | Robert J Swartz | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1981 | Cessna R172E | Bishop, Texas, United States | Civil Air Patr | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 May 1980 | Cessna R172E | Kahiltna Strip, Alaska, United States | Ft.richardson | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-23-160 | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | David W. Autrey | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1983 | Pitts S-1T | Haskell, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1983 | Robinson R22 | Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States | Craig Manley | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1983 | Cessna 180K | El Reno, Oklahoma, United States | FAA Academy | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1983 | Piper PA-22 | Hennessey, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1983 | Cessna 310 | Fairview, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |