Cessna 172I accident near Ada, Oklahoma, June 13, 2024
On June 13, 2024 at about 8:30 pm local time, a 1968 Cessna 172I, registered N8483L, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing near Ada, Oklahoma (Ada Rgnl airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing resulting in a runway excursion and impact with a sign.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 13, 2024 · about 8:30 pm local time
- Place
- Ada, Oklahoma · Ada Rgnl · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172I, built 1968 · all 172Is on the register
- Registration
- N8483L · registry record · serial 17256683
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The student pilot reported that during landing the airplane ballooned and the right wing dipped. She said that she overcorrected, and the airplane went to the left side of the runway and struck a sign resulting in substantial damage to the airplane’s fuselage. She reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions that contributed to the accident.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Collision during takeoff/land during landing
- Loss of control on ground during landing defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
- Environmental issues › Physical environment › Object/animal/substance › Sign/marker › Effect on equipment
Pilot
- Certificate: student
- Flight time: 24 hours in all; 24 in this make and model; 15 in the last 90 days; 10 in the last 30 days; 2 as pilot in command; 0 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,200.3 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, May 2, 2024
- Maximum gross weight: 2,300 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (piston); 3,107 hours total
- Operator: Chickasha Wings INC
The flight
- Departed from: CHK Chickasha OK
- Destination: CHK Chickasha OK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18/3, 6,203 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 11 knots, gusting 14
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 91°F (33°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 29.96 inHg
- Observation at 3:35 pm from KADH
Weather report (METAR): KADH 132035Z AUTO 15011G14KT 7SM HZ CLR 33/22 A2996 RMK AO2
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Photographs from the investigation 1 picture from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
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Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
3 documents, released by the NTSB on September 12, 2024. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 9 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Accident Photograohs | PDF, 2 pages · our copy | View Download |
| 3 | E-mails with Pilot | PDF, 3 pages | View Download |
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