20230128001019A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Hooker, OK · January 28, 2023

Date: January 28, 2023 · 10:30 local
Place: Hooker, OK
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6482B
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN23FA095
Reported as: Cessna 172
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 120 total8 in the last 90 days

N6482BRegistered now · Cessna 172S/N 29682 Airframe modelCessna 172 Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On January 29, 2023, at approximately 1030 CST, a Cessna 172 aircraft bearing registration numberprivacy data omitted, registered to a private owner, was found crashed in a field approximately 10 miles northeast of Hooker, OK. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Weather conditions in the hours prior to discovering the wreckage indicated icing conditions. No flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed, and the pilot sustained fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 29, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 CST, A CESSNA 172 AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, WAS FOUND CRASHED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF HOOKER, OK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE HOURS PRIOR TO DISCOVERING THE WRECKAGE INDICATED ICING CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN23FA095Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportHooker, OKThe pilot’s decision to depart and continue the visual flight rules flight into night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of airplane control.Jan 29, 2023 · Destroyed