- Date
- December 29, 1987, 08:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place
- Fargo, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N94546Cessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871229082819A
- Case key
- 22603
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During takeoff roll, the engine RPM dropped to 2600 and started running rough. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot elected to make a precautionary landing. During landing roll the aircraft's left wing hit a tree causing substantial damage to the aircraft. Prior to this flight the pilot had changed his own oil and failed to get the new oil filter on properly, allowing oil to blow out. The pilot stated that on runup, the propeller 'acted slow' however he associated this with the cold weather.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94546
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18266440
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Ferris Wooton, doing business as Slattery Construction
- Registered owner
- Farris Wooton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 570 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 12 °F, dew point 10 °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.