# NTSB FTW82FPM11: Cessna 172, N739MG, Heavener, OK, March 10, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: March 10, 1982, 11:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Heavener, OK
- Coordinates: 34.890533, -94.599227 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8905&lon=-94.5992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71000
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FPM11
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71000/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPM11

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, cruise
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - vfr flight into imc - continued, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT NIGHT ON RISING TERRAIN ABOUT 300 FT BELOW THE CREST OF A HILL. THE NEAREST WEATHER REPORTING STATION WAS AT MCALESTER, OK. THE WEATHER AT MCALESTER WAS 1200 FT OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 7 MILES, CEILING RAGGED. THE MCALESTER FIELD ELEVATION IS 770 FT MSL. THE ELEVATION OF THE CRASH SITE WAS ABOUT 2100 FT MSL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N739MG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739MG-1984-02-28), registration cancelled 1984-02-28, S/N 17270646 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17270646
- Airframe hours: 1500
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Jim Hudson
- Registered owner: Harold Nogle
- Departed: MESAUITE, TX
- Destination: FORT SMITH, AR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, invalid medical for flight; flight hours: 106 total, 19 in this make and model, 66 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Day

## 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 19820310003749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820310003749A), Mar 10, 1982: Cessna 172N, Heavener, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into side of a cloud obscured mountain while en route VFR. Failed to check weather and maintain VFR.

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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