Cessna 182A accident near Sand Springs, Oklahoma, September 22, 1984
On September 22, 1984 at about 1:20 am local time, a Cessna 182A, registered N2000G, was destroyed in an accident near Sand Springs, Oklahoma (Wm. R. Pogue airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people had minor injuries. 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
- September 22, 1984 · about 1:20 am local time
- Place
- Sand Springs, Oklahoma · Wm. R. Pogue · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182A · all 182As on the register
- Registration
- N2000G · no longer on the register · serial 51300
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACFT WAS ON FINAL APCH TO LAND ON RETURN LEG OF X-COUNTRY WHEN ENG BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND SUBSEQUENTLY QUIT. ACFT CONTACTED TREES SHORT OF THE RWY. PLT STATED A TTL OF 5 GALLONS OF FUEL WERE DRAINED FROM BOTH FUEL TANKS COLLECTIVELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. PUBLISHED SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE ACFT REVEAL UNUSABLE FUEL IS APRX 10 GALLONS.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine
- Flight time: 714 hours in all; 31 in this make and model; 59 in the last 90 days; 548 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,259 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 101 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,650 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-L (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: H01 Chandler OK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 3,500 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 150° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 7,000 ft; not recorded at 7,000 ft
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
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 N2000G the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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