# Accident 19951102037249A: Cessna 172, Oklahoma City, OK, November 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1995, 17:33 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Will Rogers World
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4493° N, 97.5702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4493&lon=-97.5702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6364E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6364E-1997-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951102037249A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER RETURNING TO BASE AIRPORT. STRUCK DITCH LANDING IN FIELD AND NOSED OVER. SERIOUS CARB ICING CONDITIONS.

## 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 FTW96LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA033), Nov 2, 1995: Cessna 172 (N6364E), Oklahoma City, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to use carburetor heat resulting in loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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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