# Accident 19870731043859A: Cessna 150M, Sallisaw, OK, July 31, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1987, 13:00 local time
- Place: Sallisaw, OK
- Airport: Sallisaw Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4593° N, 94.8002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4593&lon=-94.8002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N150RG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N150RG-1991-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 11 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870731043859A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED ON DESCENT AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A MINING PIT. THE PILOT SMELLED FUEL BEFORE ENGINE QUIT.

## 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 FTW87LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA185), Jul 31, 1987: Cessna 150M (N150RG), Sallisaw, 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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