ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37452
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| Date: | Sunday 14 December 1986 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172K |
| Owner/operator: | Max Harris |
| Registration: | N736XP |
| MSN: | R1722822 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1624 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-360-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | El Reno, OK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Granite, OK (F19) |
| El Reno, OK (F29) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PRIVATE PILOT OF CESSNA 172K ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT IN IFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS. CONTACTED OKC APPROACH CONTROL AND REQUESTED SPECIAL VFR APPROACH DURING HOURS OF DARKNESS. APPROACH DENIED SPECIAL VFR DUE TO LACK OF INSTRUMENT QUALIFICATION OF PILOT. PILOT WAS ISSUED RADAR VECTORS FOR LANDING AT NEARBY AIRPORT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLY BENEATH LOW CEILING IN FOG AND ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO CONTACT TERRAIN. PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER FATALLY INJURED. SECOND PASSENGER SERIOUSLY INJURED. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. PILOT HAD APPROXIMATELY 150 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X35355
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 July 2006 | N736VM | Private | 0 | Grand Rapids, Minnesota | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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