# Accident 20061105024239A: Cessna 172S, Hominy, OK, November 5, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2006, 01:24 local time
- Place: Hominy, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4611° N, 96.4956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4611&lon=-96.4956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53443, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53443-2006-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 53 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061105024239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TUL ABOUT 0100 LOCAL TIME WITH A DESTINATION OF ICT. ABOUT 22 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT WAS LAST SPOTTED ON RADAR ON A HEADING OF 294 DEGREES AND 1200 FEET MSL. THE CRASH SITE WAS LOCATED 22.9 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE TUL AIRPORT. THE GROUND SCARS ARE CONSISTENT WITH NEAR LEVEL FLIGHT AT IMPACT WITH THE GROUND WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AT UNDER POWER.

## 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 DFW07FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07FA019), Nov 5, 2006: Cessna 172S (N53443), Hominy, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued cruise flight into adverse weather conditions, and his failure to maintain clearance from terrain. Contributing factors were the dark night conditions, and the low ceilings.

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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