# Accident 19990806011209A: Cessna 150M, Sikeston, MO, August 6, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1999, 15:20 local time
- Place: Sikeston, MO
- Airport: Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8808° N, 89.5807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8808&lon=-89.5807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3755V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3755V-2012-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990806011209A

## Narrative

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

ACFT DEPARTED SIKESTEN RWY 2 FOR LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT, ACFT LOST POWER, PILOT LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO NEWLY PLOWED FIELD, ACFT FLIPPED ON BACK ON ROLLOUT. (-23)FOLLOW-UP REVEALED THERE WAS A STUCK EXHAUST VALVE IN ONE OF THE CYLINDERS. VALVE RELEASED UPON STAKING. S. BUFF A/C FLIPPED ON BACK DOING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TOPS OF WINGS, FUSELAGE AND VERTICAL STABILIZER.

## 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 CHI99LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA277), Aug 6, 1999: Cessna 150M (N3755V), Sikeston, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to the stuck exhaust valve. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain available for the forced 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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