Cessna 172D accident near Pryor, Oklahoma, October 22, 1995
On October 22, 1995 at about 8:00 pm local time, a Cessna 172D, registered N2848U, was substantially damaged in an accident near Pryor, Oklahoma (Mid-America Industrial 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).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE HIGH WIND AND THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGMENT IN ATTEMPTING THE FLIGHT.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 22, 1995 · about 8:00 pm local time
- Place
- Pryor, Oklahoma · Mid-America Industrial · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172D · all 172Ds on the register
- Registration
- N2848U · no longer on the register · serial 17250448
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE EXECUTING A TURN TO TAXI ON THE RUNWAY FOR DEPARTURE, A GUST OF WIND STOOD THE AIRPLANE ON ITS NOSE, LEFT WING, AND LEFT MAIN TIRE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. THE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS EVACUATED THE AIRPLANE AND ATTEMPTED TO NO AVAIL TO SECURE THE AIRPLANE TO PREVENT IT FROM GOING OVER TO THE INVERTED POSITION. A SUBSEQUENT GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRPLANE TO THE INVERTED POSITION. THE WINDS AT AN AIRPORT 22 MILES WEST OF THE ACCIDENT LOCATION WERE REPORTED FROM 180 DEGREES AT 24 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 31 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
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: 95 hours in all; 30 in this make and model; 15 in the last 90 days; 8 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection; 116 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,150 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-300-C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: H71
- Destination: ADH Ada OK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 4,002 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 24 knots, gusting 31
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:56 pm from TUL, 22 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
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