- Date
- March 31, 1983, 08:02 local (14:02 UTC)
- Place
- Bethany, OK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2030GCessna 182A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830331010379A
- Case key
- 20715
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot departed Oklahoma city, OK en route to chickasha, OK. The acft was observed to depart runway 17R and proceed wsw of the airport. The acft wreckage was located about 1 1/2 miles west of wiley post airport. The acft was intact and exam revealed power was being produced at the time of the accident. Flight and power control cable continuitywas established. The wx at the time of the accident was: measured 1,000 ft broken clouds, 25,000 ft broken clouds, visibility 5 miles, fog, wind from 180 deg at 10 KTS. An autopsy showed the cause of death to be multiple injuries. Review of the autopsy finding by the FAA sw region flight surgeon revealed severe coronary artery occlusive disease involving all major vessels and varying from 60% to 90-95% occlusion.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2030G
- Reported as
- Cessna 182A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Unknown UNKNOWN, 265 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gus O Hollis
- Departed
- PWA · Oklahoma City, OK
- Destination
- CHK · Chickasha, OK
- Airport
- Wiley Post
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 73
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Flight hours
- 204 total · 204 in this make and model · 10 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PWA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2030G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.