Cessna 172I N8483L

Summary

On 13 June 2024 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 172I registered N8483L, operated by Chickasha Wings Inc, was involved in an accident near Ada, 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.

Date

13 June 2024 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Ada Rgnl (ADH)

Coordinates

34.8000, -96.6700

Aircraft

Cessna 172I

Registration

N8483L

Category

Airplane

Year built

1968

Engines

1

Operator

Chickasha Wings Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chickasha → Chickasha

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA222

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing resulting in a runway excursion and impact with a sign.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that during landing the airplane ballooned and the right wing dipped. She said that she overcorrected, and the airplane went to the left side of the runway and struck a sign resulting in substantial damage to the airplane’s fuselage. She reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions that contributed to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.