Cessna 152 accident near Stillwater, Oklahoma, February 15, 1984
On February 15, 1984 at about 7:00 am local time, a Cessna 152, registered N6202M, was substantially damaged in an accident near Stillwater, Oklahoma (Stillwater airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 15, 1984 · about 7:00 am local time
- Place
- Stillwater, Oklahoma · Stillwater · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · all 152s on the register
- Registration
- N6202M · no longer on the register · serial 15284638
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING LANDING THE NOSE GEAR OF THE ACFT COLLAPSED. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR STARTED TO SHIMMY AFTER LANDING AND HE PULLED THE STICK BACK TO RAISE THE NOSE GEAR. WHEN THE GEAR CONTACTED THE RWY AGAIN IT COLLAPSED. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE SHOWED THE NOSE GEAR TURNED ABOUT 75 DEGREES TO THE LEFT WITH THE STEERING RODS BROKEN. THE TIRE WAS FLAT AND THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS GROUND DOWN TO THE FORK.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 81 hours in all; 71 in this make and model; 6 in the last 90 days; 6 in the last 30 days; 54 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (expired)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,827 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, January 3, 1984; 50 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PNC Ponca City OK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 5,002 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, bright
- Wind: from 160° at 15 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 63°F (17°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:55 am from END, 37 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N6202M the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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