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Date Thursday 14 August 2025
Time c. 09:35 LT
Type Silhouette image of generic C172 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 172L Skyhawk
Operator Lawton Metrolitan Aerea Airport Authority
Registration N2860Q
MSN 17259860
Year of manufature 1971
Crew Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Passengers Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total occupants Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage Destroyed
Location near Hulen, SE of Lawton, OK   United States of America
Phase En route
Nature Unknown
Departure Airport Lawton Municipal Airport, OK (LAW/KLAW)
Destination Airport Lawton Municipal Airport, OK (LAW/KLAW)
Narrative A Cessna 172L Skyhawk, N2860Q, impacted open field terrain near Hulen, southeast of Lawton, Oklahoma.
The pilot perished and the aircraft was destroyed.

Weather:
METAR KLAW 141353Z 15005KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP143 T02610222
METAR KLAW 141453Z VRB06KT 10SM CLR 29/22 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP143 T02890222 50007

sources

https://www.kswo.com/2025/08/14/one-dead-after-plane-crashes-field-near-hulen/
https://www.swoknews.com/multimedia/photo_galleries/plane-crash-in-cotton-county/image_1cf06bc7-1396-56e7-b04b-fa91b8f5d03e.html

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2860Q
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N2860Q/history/20250814/1344Z/KLAW/L%2034.47038%20-98.23896

ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION

Investigating agency: NTSB

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Revision History

Date/time Contributor Updates
14-Aug-2025 22:22 Captain Adam Added
15-Aug-2025 05:43 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category]
15-Aug-2025 09:03 Captain Adam Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative]
15-Aug-2025 09:28 RobertMB Updated [Location, Narrative]

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