# Accident 20000904014689A: Cessna 150F, Guthrie, OK, September 4, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2000, 07:49 local time
- Place: Guthrie, OK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8397° N, 97.4208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8397&lon=-97.4208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8783S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8783S-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,670 total, 150 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000904014689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT HE LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN THE ONLY AVAILABLE FIELD. THE A/C HIT A WING TIP, LOST THE NOSE GEAR AND FLIPPED ON ITS BACK. EYEWITNESSES TO THE TAKEOFF STATED THAT THE A/C HAD 30 DEGREE TO FULL FLAPS DOWN DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND THAT THE A/C SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY AT LEAST TWICE DURING THE TAKEOFF. WITNESS'S ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A QUARTERING TAILWIND DURING TAKEOFF. (.4)ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2000, AT 0749 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150F AIRPLANE, N8783S, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING FROM THE MYRICK PRIVATE AIRPORT NEAR GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE AIRPLANE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 100-150 FEET AGL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST APPROXIMATELY 200-300 RPM . THE PILOT ADDED THAT SOON AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER, THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED AT APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH, WHILE HE WAS "TRYING TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE." THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRPLANE TOWARD A FIELD, AND THE ENGINE REGAINED POWER AND IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER AGAIN. THE PILOT EXTENDED 30 DEGREES OF FLAPS TO SLOW HIS APPROACH TO THE FIELD. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FIELD WAS ROUGH AND HAD "12 TO 18-INCH RUTS." THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN THE FIELD WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FIRST AND BOUNCED AFTER IMPACTING A "DEEP RUT." THE AIRPLANE THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH THE LEFT WING TIP. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S EMPENNAGE WAS STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED. HE ADDED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD APPROXIMATELY 17 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD, AND HE COULD NOT FIND ANY ANOMALIES WITH THE ENGINE.

## 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 FTW00LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA248), Sep 4, 2000: Cessna 150F (N8783S), Guthrie, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain 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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