Cessna 177 accident near Wagoner, Oklahoma, August 7, 1999
On August 7, 1999 at about 5:55 pm local time, a Cessna 177, registered N29571, was destroyed in an accident near Wagoner, Oklahoma (Wagoner Municipal airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's inadvertent stall while performing an abrupt maneuver at low altitude.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 7, 1999 · about 5:55 pm local time
- Place
- Wagoner, Oklahoma · Wagoner Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177 · all 177s on the register
- Registration
- N29571 · no longer on the register · serial 177-00968
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The 900-hour commercial pilot lost control of the airplane after performing an abrupt maneuver near the departure end of the runway during a go-around. A witness, driving on the road running perpendicular to the departure end of the runway, observed the airplane in a nose high attitude entering a hard left turn. He subsequently observed the airplane collide with the trees and terrain abeam the east side of the runway. No anomalies were found with the engine or airframe that would have prevented normal flight operations.
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: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine
- Flight time: 900 hours in all; 30 in this make and model; 30 in the last 90 days; 600 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,940 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 30, 1999; 25 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,350 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: H68 at 5:05 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 3,405 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 210° at 14 knots, gusting 21
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 99°F (37°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:53 pm from MKO, 13 miles away
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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