# NTSB FTW76FPM22: Cessna 172F, N8656U, Jenks, OK, May 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1976
- Place: Jenks, OK · JENKS, OK
- Location: 35.9982° N, 95.9734° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jenks, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9982&lon=-95.9734&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153332
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FPM22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPM22

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8656U-2006-03-16), registration cancelled 2006-03-16, S/N 17252558, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Riverside

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760514011719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760514011719A), May 14, 1976: Cessna 172F, Jenks, OK, 1 fatal. Pax was handcuffed,in rear seat. Managed to open l door & exit acft at 1500FT AGL.fell to his death

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.

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