# Accident 20260406002609A: Cessna 172N, Tahlequah, OK, April 6, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2026, 16:30 local time
- Place: Tahlequah, OK
- Airport: Tahlequah Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9287° N, 95.0047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9287&lon=-95.0047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1203F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1203F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260406002609A

## Narrative

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

PART 91, DAY, VFR FLIGHT FROM KRVS TO KTQH. AFTER LANDING AND ROLLING TO A POINT ADJACENT TO TAXIWAY A3, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND SUBSEQUENTLY EXITED THE RUNWAY, MOVING THROUGH THE GRASS UNTIL STRIKING A DITCH. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE NOSEWHEEL AND PROPELLER TO BECOME INBEDDED, ULTIMATELY LEADING TO THE AIRCRAFT OVERTURNING AND SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES TO CREW.

## 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 CEN26LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA160), Apr 6, 2026: Cessna 172N (N1203F), Tahlequah, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.

## Other reports on N1203F (1)

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

- [Incident 20190221015969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190221015969I), Feb 21, 2019: Cessna 172N (N1203F), Livermore, CA, Minor damage. Reported Livermore, CA (lvk): N1203F, C172, lost control after landing & went off runway into the grass. POB: 2, injuries: none, damage: substantial.…

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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