# Accident 20101124052859A: Cessna 172M, Velma, OK, November 24, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2010, 15:00 local time
- Place: Velma, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8044° N, 97.9703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8044&lon=-97.9703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4428Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4428Q-2014-12-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,269 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101124052859A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FLYING PIPELINE SURVEILLANCE, 14 CFR 91. ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATMENT, THE AIRCRAFT MADE FIVE CIRCLES AROUND AN OIL RIG. ONE WORKER ON THE GROUND REPORTED THE ALTITUDE TO BE APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AND ALSO STATED THAT ON FIFTH CIRCLE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE IN A STEEPER BANK WHEN THE  NOSE DROPPED. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW IN TO THE GROUND HITTING A UTILITY WIRE JUST BEFORE IMPACT.  IMPACT CAUSED A LARGE FIRE; PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.OWNER REPORTED PILOT WAS IN POSSESSION OF CURRENT AIRCRAFT RECORDS; THESE RECORDS HAVE NOT BEEN RECOVERED.  ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER CAN NOT BE POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED.  AIRFRAME TOTAL TIME CANNOT BE POSITIVELY DETERMINED.  PILOT'S TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS WERE REPORTED BY EMPLOYER.HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL, HOURS IN LAST 90 DAYS, AND DATE REGULATORY CHECK RIDE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED FROM RECORDS RECOVERED AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE AND FROM THE PILOT'S EMPLOYER.

## 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 CEN11LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA082), Nov 24, 2010: Cessna 172M (N4428Q), Velma, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's…

## Other reports on N4428Q (2)

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

- [Incident 20031210034179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031210034179I), Dec 10, 2003: Cessna 172M (N4428Q), Woodville, TX, Minor damage. (-23) While in climbing flight, the pilot experienced a sudden reduction in power. A scan of the aircraft engine instruments revealed a low engine oil…
- [Incident 19880821069449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880821069449I), Aug 21, 1988: Cessna 172M (N4428Q), Oshkosh, WI. Fuel exhaustion. Forced landing in field. Fuel tank selector was worn, was off detente but showed on both.

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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