# NTSB FTW79FA066: Cessna 182Q, N735JH, Granite, OK, March 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1979
- Place: Granite, OK · GRANITE, OK
- Location: 34.9512° N, 99.3684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Granite, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9512&lon=-99.3684&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137373
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FA066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0435  79/3/14  NR.GRANITE,OK         CESSNA 182Q         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1675
        TIME - 2330                    N735JH              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOE HARP FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALTUS,OK                   GRANITE,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 3/24/79.BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL .143%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N735JH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N735JH-1981-10-14), registration cancelled 1981-10-14, S/N 182-65457 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Joe Harp Field

## 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 19790314009429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790314009429A), Mar 14, 1979: Cessna 182Q, Granite, OK, Destroyed. Pilot buzzed house. Made low level turn over lake to land at nearby airport. Crashed into lake. Alcohol factor.

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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