Cessna 172N N75759
15 April 1991 · Weatherford, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 April 1991 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N75759, operated by Jane E. Smith, was involved in an accident near Weatherford, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Weatherford, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Weatherford (F91)
- Coordinates
- 35.5308, -98.6806
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N75759
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Jane E. Smith
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Frederick → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW91LA065
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE INADVERTENT STALLING OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE GUSTY WIND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING APPROACH, A GUST OF WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND AT 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. AS THE PILOT APPLIED ENGINE POWER THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND FELL UNCONTROLLABLY 50 FEET TO THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE LEFT THE RUNWAY AFTER TURNING LEFT 90 DEGREES AND TRAVELLED 209 FEET UNTIL IT STRUCK A TRANSFORMER NEXT TO THE AIRCRAFT PARKING AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 1991 | Cessna 172P | College Park, Maryland, United States | Civil Air Patrol, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1991 | Cessna 172 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Eximous Flying Club, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1991 | Cessna 172N | Napa, California, United States | Bridgeford Flying SVC. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1991 | Cessna 172H | Morehead, Kentucky, United States | Roger Wend | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1991 | Cessna 172A | Hood River, Oregon, United States | Paul J. Welp | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1991 | Cessna 172M | Ogden, Utah, United States | Alta Aircraft | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1991 | Cessna 150G | Marietta, Oklahoma, United States | Eagle Industries, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1991 | Beechcraft B19 | Poteau, Oklahoma, United States | Richard Waters | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1991 | Cessna 150M | Haskell, Oklahoma, United States | Bryce D. Willis | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1991 | Cessna 150L | Collinsville, Oklahoma, United States | William H. Griffin | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Mar 1991 | Piper PA-25 | Spiro, Oklahoma, United States | Double "S" Flying, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1991 | Grimm CAVALIER SA102.5 | McAlester, Oklahoma, United States | Grimm, Larry W. | Fatal | 2 |