# Accident 19880319006109A: Cessna STC150, Searcy, AR, March 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1988, 09:30 local time
- Place: Searcy, AR
- Airport: Searcy Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2398° N, 91.7310° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2398&lon=-91.7310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50672, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50672) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 440 total, 16 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880319006109A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CONVERTED TO A TAIL WHEEL.

## 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 MKC88LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA065), Mar 19, 1988: Cessna 150J (N50672), Searcy, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N50672 (2)

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

- [Incident 19920710027159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920710027159I), Jul 10, 1992: Cessna 150J (N50672), Searcy, AR. Partial power loss after liftoff. Landed in cow pasture adjacent to airport.
- [Incident 19811108080599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811108080599I), Nov 8, 1981: Cessna 150J (N50672), Bryan, TX. Made precautionary landing on a highway due to a low fuel condition. One tank showed empty, the other, on quarter.

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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