# NTSB FTW82DPM10: Cessna 140A, N9688A, Wagoner, OK, February 28, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: February 28, 1982, 16:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place: Wagoner, OK
- Coordinates: 35.95063, -95.380661 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9506&lon=-95.3807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72939
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DPM10
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72939/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DPM10

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering
  - low pass - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

DURING A LOW PASS OVER A RIVER, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SOME POWER LINES APPROXIMATELY 125 FT ABOVE THE WATER LEVEL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9688A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9688A), registered now, S/N 15409, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Registry model: [Cessna 140A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (registry code 2071604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15409
- Airframe hours: 5500
- Engines: CONTINENTAL 90 90 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Richard L Downs
- Registered owner: Richard L Downs
- Departed: HASKELL, OK
- Destination: HASKELL, OK

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 224 total, 90 in this make and model, 175 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 185° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Temperature: 158 °F

## 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 19820228002909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820228002909A), Feb 28, 1982: Cessna 140A, Wagoner, OK, Destroyed. Struck wires flying over a river at an unsafe altitude. Airplane dived into river.

## Other investigations on N9688A (2)

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 DIA69D0093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0093), Jun 17, 1968: Cessna 140A (N9688A), Kerens, WV, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA67D0503](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0503), Apr 2, 1967: Cessna 140A (N9688A), Huntsville, AL, substantial damage

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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