# Accident 20070418007019A: Cessna 150E, Shawnee, OK, April 18, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2007, 16:10 local time
- Place: Shawnee, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3631° N, 96.9492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3631&lon=-96.9492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6251T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6251T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 120 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070418007019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 18, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:15 HOURS, THE PILOT DEPARTED WILEY POST AIRPORT (PWA) FOR A DESTINATION OF SHAWNEE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SNL). AT APPROXIMATELY 4.5 MILES FROM SNL, THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT THEN PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROUGH FIELD. ON LANDING, THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED A CEDAR BUSH RESULTING IN THE SHEARING OF THE WINGTIP. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TRAVELED FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET WHEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE. THE IMPACT WITH THE TREE CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TRAVELED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET WHILE ROTATING 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING THEN STRUCK A LARGE CEDAR BUSH CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AGAINST THE SECOND CEDAR BUSH. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED; THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA07CA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA105), Apr 18, 2007: Cessna 150E (N6251T), Shawnee, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight decision by failing to refuel while en route, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of power. A factor was the tree.

## Other reports on N6251T (1)

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

- [Accident 19730804024519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730804024519A), Aug 4, 1973: Cessna 150E (N6251T), Warner, OK, Substantial damage. Drg ldg in pasture acft hit rise or terrace bounced into the air t/d in a skid.

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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