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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Ponca City, OK · November 14, 2025

Date
November 14, 2025 · 19:45 local
Place
Ponca City, OK
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N4891J
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,205 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

This office was contacted by the regional operations center on 11/15/2025 around 0042 confirming that an aircraft landed on highway 77 in between Ponca City regional airport (kpnc) and perry municipal airport (F22).

On 11/14/2025 at approximately 19:44 local time 13 NM northeast of perry (F22) and 9 NM southwest of Ponca City regional the pilot of the aircraft heard a single loud "pop" sound from the engine. At this time the engine stopped producing power but continued to windmill. The pilot identified highway 77 as a landing location and made a successful landing to the south with no damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THIS OFFICE WAS CONTACTED BY THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER ON 11/15/2025 AROUND 0042 CONFIRMING THAT AN AIRCRAFT LANDED ON HIGHWAY 77 IN BETWEEN PONCA CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT (KPNC) AND PERRY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (F22).

ON 11/14/2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 19:44 LOCAL TIME 13 NM NORTHEAST OF PERRY (F22) AND 9 NM SOUTHWEST OF PONCA CITY REGIONAL THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT HEARD A SINGLE LOUD "POP" SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. AT THIS TIME THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER BUT CONTINUED TO WINDMILL. THE PILOT IDENTIFIED HIGHWAY 77 AS A LANDING LOCATION AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING TO THE SOUTH WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N4891J · 1

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