Cessna 120 N77483
22 March 1986 · Whitefield, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 March 1986 at about 23:13 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N77483 was involved in an accident near Whitefield, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:13
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Whitefield, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.2507, -95.2297
- Aircraft
- Cessna 120
- Registration
- N77483
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Stigler → Seminole
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW86FA046
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 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 PILOT WAS FLYING AT VERY LOW ALTITUDE WHILE CIRCLING THE AREA AND MOST PROBABLY DID NOT SEE THE POWERLINE, DUE TO SUNGLARE, UNTIL AT VERY CLOSE RANGE. HE THEN PULLED UP STEEPLY IN THE STRONG AND GUSTY HEADWIND AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER BEFORE GROUND IMPACT OCCURRED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 120 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 1986 | Cessna 120 | Columbia, California, United States | Glenn W. Smith | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1986 | Cessna 120 | Peyton, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1986 | Cessna 120 | Riverton, Wyoming, United States | Richard E. Miller | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1986 | Cessna 120 | Magnolia, Kentucky, United States | Phillip B. Johnson | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1986 | Cessna 120 | Decatur, Illinois, United States | Norman E. Hawbaker | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1986 | Cessna 120 | Marlton, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-28-161 | Lake Murray, Oklahoma, United States | Edward J. Calbridge | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1986 | Cessna 206 | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | Larry Smith | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Afton, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1986 | Mooney M20E | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1986 | Cessna T210M | Mc Alester, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1986 | Cessna 150F | Sulphur, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |