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One killed in Cessna 172L crash near Walters, Oklahoma

The official accident record lists one person on board and one fatality in the August 14, 2025 crash; the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating and the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 9:48 a.m. ET
One person was killed when a crashed near Walters, Oklahoma, on August 14, 2025, at about 2:34 p.m. local time, according to the official accident record. The record lists one person on board and one fatality, and states the aircraft was destroyed. This remains a developing matter and details may change. The accident record identifies the aircraft as and classifies the flight as a Part 91 general aviation flight, with the operator listed as the . The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. The cause has not been determined. Aircraft registry records list as a , a single-engine piston landplane with a Lycoming O-320 series engine, serial number 17259860, registered in the United States. The registry lists the registered owner as the Lawton Metropolitan Area Airport Authority; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the , or otherwise connected to the flight. Weather observations recorded at Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport (KLAW), about 15.6 miles away and 19 minutes from the reported time, show wind from 170 degrees at 10 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, clear skies and a temperature of 97°F. These are instrument readings only and are not stated to have any bearing on the accident. Geographic reference data places Walters in Cotton County, Oklahoma, at a settlement elevation of 1,010 feet, 3.6 miles southwest of Jones Farm Field (OK12) and 5.7 miles east of Walters Municipal Airport (3O5). As a matter of record, the NTSB database, which begins in 2008, contains 28 other cases involving the , of which three involved a fatality. That count is a tally of past cases and says nothing about the cause of this accident. The investigation remains open.

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Reference data

From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.

Registration
N2860Q
Type
Cessna 172L — single-engine piston landplane
Engines
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
Registered owner
Lawton Metropolitan Area Airport AuthorityThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
1,010 ft
Nearest aerodrome
3.6 miles SW of Jones Farm Field (OK12)

Sources

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 13:48current

    Corrected the directions and distances between Walters and the nearby aerodromes to match the geographic reference data.

  2. Version 15 Aug 2026, 21:47

    First published.

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