FTW76FPM22

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172F · Jenks, OK · May 14, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 14, 1976
Place
Jenks, OK · JENKS, OK
Injuries
1 fatal, 2 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8656UCessna 172F
Status
Completed · report June 23, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760514011719A
Case key
153332

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1027  76/5/14    JENKS,OK            CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1247
        TIME - 1645                    N8656U              PX-  1  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 491 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OKLAHOMA CITY,OK            TULSA,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS - SUICIDE
        REMARKS- PAX WAS HANDCUFFED,IN REAR SEAT.MANAGED TO OPEN L DOOR & EXIT ACFT AT 1500FT AGL.FELL TO HIS DEATH

Aircraft

Registration
N8656U
Reported as
Cessna 172F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage
Airport
Riverside

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.