Cessna 172N accident near Marietta, Oklahoma, March 15, 1986
On March 15, 1986 at about 5:45 pm local time, a Cessna 172N, registered N7576G, was substantially damaged in an accident near Marietta, Oklahoma (Mcghee Catfish Farm Arpt airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 15, 1986 · about 5:45 pm local time
- Place
- Marietta, Oklahoma · Mcghee Catfish Farm Arpt · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · all 172Ns on the register
- Registration
- N7576G · registry record · serial 17273614
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, AT ABOUT 45 KNOTS GROUND SPEED, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED A WATER ERODED SPOT ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND/OR WAS PULLED OFF THE GROUND WITHOUT SUFFICIENT SPEED TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED AND STRUCK A DIRT BANK WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.
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: 73 hours in all; 15 in this make and model; 36 in the last 90 days; 31 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,988 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 1, 1985
- Maximum gross weight: 2,150 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-H2AD (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: T40 Marietta OK at 5:45 pm
- Destination: F70 Fort Worth TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 2,400 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 15 knots, gusting 21
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
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 FTW86LA042.