# Accident 19970730037719A: Cessna A150K, Lawton, OK, July 30, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lawton, OK
- Airport: Lawton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8194° N, 98.2409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8194&lon=-98.2409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8332M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8332M-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150K (registry code 2071824, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,354 total, 534 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970730037719A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. TURNED BACK AND LANDED IN TREES. CONTAMINATED FUEL DARK AND MUDDY. PRIVATE FUEL STORAGE. (-23) CONTAMINATED FUEL (AUTO GAS-ABOUT 30 GALLONS) STORED IN A 150 GALLON TANK FOR ABOUT 11/2 YEARS WAS PUT INTO THE AIRCRAFT TWO DAYS BEFORE THIS FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND CLIMBED TO ABOUT 50 FT. WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO SOME TREES WHILE THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND TO LAND ON THE GRASS STRIP.

## 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 FTW97LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA290), Jul 30, 1997: Cessna A150K (N8332M), Elgin, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel contamination, and the pilot's inadequate preflight of the airplane. Trees in the emergency landing area were considered a related factor.

## Other reports on N8332M (1)

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

- [Incident 19790608015819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790608015819I), Jun 8, 1979: Cessna A150K (N8332M), Lawton, OK, Minor damage. Pilot continued on crosscountry flight to fuel exhaustion.

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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