# Accident 19860322007309A: Cessna 120, Whitefield, OK, March 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1986, 17:13 local time
- Place: Whitefield, OK
- Airport: Stigler
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2507° N, 95.2297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2507&lon=-95.2297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77483, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77483-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT C858
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860322007309A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CIRCLED ROCK QUARRY AT A LOW ALTITUDE. PULLED UP SHARPLY TO AVOID POWERLINES. OBSCURED BY SUN. STALLED, HIT GROUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW86FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA046), Mar 22, 1986: Cessna 120 (N77483), Whitefield, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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