- Date
- February 9, 1985, 20:15 local (Feb 10, 1985, 02:15 UTC)
- Place
- Hobart, OK
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3818SCessna 172E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850209019119A
- Case key
- 21669
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At 1515 CST, the plt contacted a fss & was advised that a front would be moving thru the destination (Hobart) area at about 2200. When he departed stillwater at 1840, the wind was from the south. At 2004, the plt contacted altus afb & was advised that the winds were 210 to 220 degs at 14 KTS. Thinking the winds at Hobart would be southerly, he elected to land on rwy 17. During the landing, he was unable to stop on the rwy. The acft continued off the end, hit a ditch & nosed over. The plt reported that after the accident, he noted the wind was from the north at 10 gusting to 20 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3818S
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17251018
- Airframe hours
- 3,380
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William L. Bolding
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 18, 1984 · 51 hours before
- Departed
- SWO · Stillwater, OK
- Airport
- HBR · Hobart, runway 17, 5,280 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 100 total · 100 in this make and model · 60 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.