Cessna 152 accident near Okmulgee, Oklahoma, May 10, 1987
On May 10, 1987 at about 4:00 pm local time, a Cessna 152, registered N4922P, was substantially damaged in an accident near Okmulgee, Oklahoma (Okmulgee Mun. airport). It was an instructional 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 November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 10, 1987 · about 4:00 pm local time · cases in 1987
- Place
- Okmulgee, Oklahoma · Okmulgee Mun. · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · all 152s on the register
- Registration
- N4922P · no longer on the register · serial 15284842
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING A NORMAL UNEVENTFUL APPROACH, AND UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL 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: student
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 61 hours in all; 61 in this make and model; 23 in the last 90 days; 23 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,970 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, October 16, 1986; 63 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,650 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: RVS Riverside OK at 3:30 pm
- Destination: OKM Okmulgee OK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 4,300 ft by 35 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 170° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
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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Other NTSB records under N4922P the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N4922P: not on the register today · the record of its deregistration
- Cessna 152 1,636 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,684 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C 84 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Okmulgee Rgnl/Paul And Betty Abbott Field · nearest airport
- Tulsa Riverside Airport · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Oklahoma 1,300 since 1982 · 181 in the last ten years
- Oklahoma 5,643 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N4922P 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/FTW87LA117.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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