# Accident 19850801035349A: Cessna 150M, Horntown, OK, August 1, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1985, 15:15 local time
- Place: Horntown, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9596° N, 96.2494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9596&lon=-96.2494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N187AR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 151 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850801035349A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE LOST POWER EN ROUTE.  STRUCK A WIRE DURING ATTEMPT TO LAND ON A ROAD.  SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW85LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA303), Aug 1, 1985: Cessna 150M (N187AR), Horntown, OK, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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