# Accident 19871217070349A: Cessna 150H, Siloam Springs, AR, December 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1987, 19:00 local time
- Place: Siloam Springs, AR
- Airport: Smith
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1802° N, 94.5400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1802&lon=-94.5400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23303, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23303) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 56 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871217070349A

## Narrative

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

PULLED MIXTURE ON DOWNWIND INSTEAD OF CARBURETOR HEAT. NO POWER ON FINAL. HIT TREES AND GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 MKC88LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA030), Dec 18, 1987: Cessna 150H (N23303), Siloam Springs, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N23303 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19990110000279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990110000279A), Jan 10, 1999: Cessna 150H (N23303), Conway, AR, Substantial damage. Whle landing on rwy 25, the acft engine lost power and the acft struck power lines before landing between a road and a house. Other circumstances are unknown.…
- [Accident 19750412008779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750412008779A), Apr 12, 1975: Cessna 150H (N23303), Pittsfield, IL, Substantial damage

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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