# Accident 19861226071549A: Cessna 150L, Altus, OK, December 26, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1986, 11:07 local time
- Place: Altus, OK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6409° N, 99.3100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6409&lon=-99.3100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18227 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 50 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861226071549A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICING CAUSED POWER LOSS WHILE SEARCHING FOR A DOG.

## 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 FTW87FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA037), Dec 26, 1986: Cessna 150L (N18227), Altus, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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