Cessna 172P N63456
15 April 1994 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 April 1994 at about 13:52 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N63456, operated by Spartan School of Aeronautics, was involved in an accident near Tulsa, 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 13:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Richard Lloyd Jones, Jr. (RVS)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P
- Registration
- N63456
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Spartan School of Aeronautics
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW94LA129
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS THE GUSTING CROSS WIND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING HIS FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT VEERED TO THE LEFT DURING HIS SECOND LANDING. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT HE NOTICED THE WINDS GUSTING FROM THE LEFT AND THE BEGAN TO GO TO THE LEFT SO HE APPLIED CORRECTIONS BUT THEY WERE NOT SUFFICIENT TO ARREST THE LEFT MOVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE WIND SOCK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 1994 | Cessna 172N | Lambertville, Michigan, United States | Davis College | Minor injuries | - |
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| 1 Jul 1994 | Cessna 172B | Shiocton, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1994 | Cessna 172A | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1994 | Cessna 172M | Lookout Pass, Idaho, United States | St. Maries CAP Aero Club | Serious injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 1994 | Cessna 152 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Spartan Aeronautics | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1994 | Cessna T-210J | Hobart, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1994 | Piper PA-23 | Duncan, Oklahoma, United States | Brewer, JIM L. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1994 | Cessna 210L | Haskell, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1994 | George SPACEWALKER 1 | Mountain View, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1994 | Piper PA-25-260 | Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |