# Accident 19920209002319A: Cessna 150M, Covington, OK, February 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1992, 13:55 local time
- Place: Covington, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2997° N, 97.5808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2997&lon=-97.5808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3966V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3966V-1997-01-17) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 655 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920209002319A

## Narrative

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

MAKING A LOW PASS OVER A FRIEND OPERATING A TRACTOR ON THE GROUND, STRUCK TREES, TUMBLED AND CRASHED.

## 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 FTW92FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA067), Feb 9, 1992: Cessna 150M (N3966V), Covington, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER OBJECT CLEARANCE. A FACTOR WAS HIS DECISION TO PERFORM THE LOW PASS.

## Other reports on N3966V (1)

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

- [Incident 19801010077919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801010077919I), Oct 10, 1980: Cessna 150M (N3966V), Stillwater, OK, Minor damage. Student made a hard landing on the nose gear, applied power and went around. Nose gear collapsed on next landing.

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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