# Accident 19980510008579A: Cessna 152, Stillwater, OK, May 10, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1998, 18:30 local time
- Place: Stillwater, OK
- Airport: Stillwater Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6296° N, 97.9604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6296&lon=-97.9604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67326, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67326-1998-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 189 total, 60 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980510008579A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE ENGINE LOST POWER DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB WHILE AT AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF 60 TO 80 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE AND MADE A SLIGHT TURN TO THE LEFT IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE WITHIN THE AIRPORT PROPERTY, APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 FEET SHORT OF THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE. THE AIRPLANE ROLLED ON THE GROUND FOR 2 OR 3 SECONDS PRIOR TO GOING THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE, IMPACTED A DITCH WITH THE NOSE WHEEL, AND THEN NOSED OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED THAT WATER WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL GASCOLATOR, AS WELL AS IN THE RIGHT WING FUEL CELL. THE FLUID DRAINED FROM THE AIRPLANE WAS TESTED BY AN INDEPENDENT LABORATORY. THE LABORATORY CONFIRMED THAT THE FLUID WAS 'DRINKING WATER.' (-23) ON TAKEOFF, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LOST PARTIAL POWER. AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE UNTIL AIRSPEED DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, TURNED APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK THE GROUND IN A WINGS-LEVEL, NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE.  THE NOSE WHEEL                                                                      SEPARATED, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND ON SECOND IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON ITS BACK.

## 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 FTW98LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA210), May 10, 1998: Cessna 152 (N67326), Stillwater, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain available for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N67326 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890312023279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890312023279I), Mar 12, 1989: Cessna 152 (N67326), May, TX, Minor damage. Engine running rough and losing RPM. Carburetor heat ineffective. Landed in field. Broke nose strut. Nosed up.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.