# NTSB FTW84FA291: Cessna 152, N6473P, Minco, OK, June 29, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: June 29, 1984, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place: Minco, OK
- Coordinates: 35.309474, -97.950218 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3095&lon=-97.9502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21131
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84FA291
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21131/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA291

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, unknown
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT HAD RENTED THE ACFT. RECORDS SHOWED THAT HE HAD FLOWN THIS ACFT ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. THE PLT ACTING AS INSTRUCTOR DID NOT POSSESS A CURRENT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE CRASH, BUT THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED MANEUVERING IN TURNS AT ABOUT 800 FT AGL SHORTLY BEFORE THE MISHAP WITH SOUNDS OF POWER CHANGES. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT IMPACT OCCURRED WITH THE ACFT IN AN APRX 25 DEG NOSE-DOWN, WINGS-LEVEL ATTITUDE, WHILE IN POWERED FLT. THE ACFT WAS DEMOLISHED BY A POST-CRASH FIRE. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND OF A PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE FLT CONTROLS. AN ENG TEARDOWN REVEALED NO INDICATION OF AN ENG MALFUNCTION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6473P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6473P-1984-11-16), registration cancelled 1984-11-16, S/N 15285022 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15285022
- Airframe hours: 1600
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 115 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Luis V. Macias
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 18, 1984, 11 hours before
- Departed: PWA, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: unknown, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; toxicology performed; flight hours: 3,460 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 30° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19840629036339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840629036339A), Jun 29, 1984: Cessna 152, Minco, OK, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed and burned for unknown reasons. Pilots were reportedly practicing ground reference maneuvers.

## Other investigations on N6473P (1)

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 FTW82DA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA220), Jun 10, 1982: Cessna 152 (N6473P), Cushing, OK, 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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