# Accident 20131018019439A: Cessna 177A, Clayton, OK, October 18, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2013, 00:30 local time
- Place: Clayton, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5831° N, 95.5003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5831&lon=-95.5003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30495, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30495-2014-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131018019439A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 18, 2013, APPROXIMATELY 0030, A CESSNA 177A, N30495, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN WEST OF CLAYTON, OKLAHOMA. A POST IMPACT FIRE ENSUED.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO EAGLE SKY PATROL, INC., AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH OPERATED WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM TAHLEQUAH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KTQH), TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA, APPROXIMATELY 0000 AND WAS EN ROUTE TO TERRELL, TEXAS.

## 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 CEN14FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA010), Oct 18, 2013: Cessna 177 (N30495), Clayton, OK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Controlled flight into terrain for reasons that could not be determined from the available evidence.

## Other reports on N30495 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780811037539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780811037539I), Aug 11, 1978: Cessna 177 (N30495), Lexington, KY. Forced landing after engine quit. Drained water from fuel tank.

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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