# Accident 19920131001519A: Cessna 182, Bartlesville, OK, January 31, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1992, 19:38 local time
- Place: Bartlesville, OK
- Airport: Frank Phillips Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7300° N, 96.0696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7300&lon=-96.0696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6444A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6444A-1992-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 129 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920131001519A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES 45 FEET AGL ON DARK NIGHT VISUAL STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW92FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA064), Feb 1, 1992: Cessna 182 (N6444A), Bartlesville, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN TERRAIN CLEARANCE. A FACTOR WAS THE DARK NIGHT.

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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