Cessna 172 accident near Allen, Oklahoma, May 6, 1984
On May 6, 1984 at about 7:30 pm local time, a Cessna 172, registered N5173A, was destroyed in an accident near Allen, Oklahoma. It was a personal 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
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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
- May 6, 1984 · about 7:30 pm local time
- Place
- Allen, Oklahoma · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172 · all 172s on the register
- Registration
- N5173A · registry record · serial 28173
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT CLIMB ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE TREES AT THE END OF THE AIRPORT. THE LEFT WING HIT A TREE THEN THE RIGHT WING HIT A PWR LINE AND UTILITY POLE. THE ACFT THEN CRASHED INTO THE GROUND. THE PLT HAD ABOUT 400 HOURS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL ACFT AND HE OWNED THE ACFT. DENSIITY ALT WAS ABOUT 2500 FT.
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: 1,000 hours in all; 400 in this make and model; 10 in the last 90 days; 950 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Unknown (expired)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,497 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 26, 1984
- Maximum gross weight: 2,200 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-300-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Allen OK at 7:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0, 1,200 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 1,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 77°F (25°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:55 pm from MLC, 32 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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