# Accident 19960509010119A: Cessna 172G, Okmulgee, OK, May 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1996, 16:25 local time
- Place: Okmulgee, OK
- Airport: Okmulgee Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6306° N, 95.9496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6306&lon=-95.9496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N202EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N202EX-2000-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,488 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960509010119A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DUE POWER LOSS. CHECKED BY MECHANIC. NO PROBLEM. DEPARTED STOPPED AGAIN. HIT TREE LANDING. WORN MAG SWITCH. (-23) WHILE ENROUTE FROM TULSA DOWNTOWN AIRPARK (5F2) TO CORSICANA, TX (CRS), AN ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE PILOT WAS VECTORED TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. PILOT WAS ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE AND LANDED AT OKMULGEE TO HAVE THE AIRCRAFT CHECKED OUT. TROUBLESHOOTING BY BOTH THE PILOT AND A MECHANIC ON THE AIRPORT FAILED TO DETECT THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. MECHANIC SUSPECTED A PROBLEM WITH THE MARVEL-SCHEBLER CARBURETOR BUT DID NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE. PILOT ELECTED NOT TO WAIT AN EXTRA DAY OR TWO FOR PARTS TO ARRIVE. DEPARTED OKM, ENGINE QUIT AGAIN AND AIRCRAFT WING HIT TREE WHILE MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING BACK AT OKM.

## 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 FTW96LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA204), May 9, 1996: Cessna 172G (N202EX), Okmulgee, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED OPERATION WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN THE AIRPLANE AND THE PILOT'S AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL'S FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE RESULTING IN THE MALFUNCTIONING…

## Other reports on N202EX (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19971117046849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971117046849A), Nov 17, 1997: N202EX, Van, TX, No damage. (-23) Pilot stated that after completing an annual inspection, which also including rebuilding the carburetor, he performed a static runup which was…

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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