Cessna 140A accident near Wagoner, Oklahoma, February 28, 1982
On February 28, 1982 at about 10:15 pm local time, a Cessna 140A, registered N9688A, was substantially damaged in an accident near Wagoner, Oklahoma. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 28, 1982 · about 10:15 pm local time
- Place
- Wagoner, Oklahoma · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140A · all 140As on the register
- Registration
- N9688A · registry record · serial 15409
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING A LOW PASS OVER A RIVER, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SOME POWER LINES APPROXIMATELY 125 FT ABOVE THE WATER LEVEL.
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
- IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH OBJECT during maneuvering
- IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN/WATER during descent - uncontrolled
Pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land, none, none
- Flight time: 224 hours in all; 90 in this make and model; 10 in the last 90 days; 175 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: class 3
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,500 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,500 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental 90 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Haskell OK at 3:50 pm
- Destination: Haskell OK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 185° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 158°C, dew point 0°C
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number FTW82DPM10.