Cessna 172M N9651Q
11 September 2003 · Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 11 September 2003 at about 00:35 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N9651Q was involved in an accident near Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. 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 00:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ardmore Downtown Executive (1FO)
- Coordinates
- 34.1469, -97.1228
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N9651Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ardmore → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- FTW03LA220
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to adequately compensate for existing wind conditions. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswind conditions from the east.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The aircraft collided with trees while in the airport traffic pattern. According to the pilot, he encountered a downdraft while turning left base for a landing to the runway. Runway 17 is 5,000 feet long and 75 feet wide. Wind was reported by the weather observation facility at 1F0 to be from the southeast at 9 to 11 knots, with gusts to 16 knots. Official sunset was calculated by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory to be 1943.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 2003 | Cessna 172RG | Key West, Florida, United States | Avion Jet Center, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172N | Foley, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Jul 2003 | Cessna 172S | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Angel Air | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2003 | Cessna 172 | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172S | Monroe, Georgia, United States | Elite Flight Center | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Aug 2003 | Cessna 172S | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | Wings, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2003 | Cessna 152 | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 May 2003 | Bell Shelby Aero 47G2 | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | Versatile Helicopters Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Oct 2003 | Stinson 108-1 | Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, United States | Charles G. Lucas | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 2003 | Cessna 195 | Sand Springs, Oklahoma, United States | Buford J. Tyler | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172B | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Kirk A. Myers | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2003 | Cessna 182H | Cushing, Oklahoma, United States | Oklahoma Skydiving Center | Fatal | 1 |