# Accident 20160421007099A: Cessna 150J, Bixby, OK, April 21, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2016, 15:15 local time
- Place: Bixby, OK
- Airport: Richard Lloyd Jones Jr
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9931° N, 95.8867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9931&lon=-95.8867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51242, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51242-2018-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200-A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 800 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160421007099A

## Narrative

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

DURING DECENT, ENGINE QUIT AFTER PILOT PUSHED MIXTURE FULL RICH, PULLED CARB HEAT ON, AND STARTED TO REDUCE POWER.  PILOT RESTARTED ENGINE TWICE MORE BEFORE IT FINALLY QUIT FOR GOOD.  HE CALLED RVS TOWER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY.  PILOT PROCEEDED TO LAND THE ACFT ON MEMORIAL DRIVE IN BIXBY, OK.  UPON LANDING, ACFT CLIPPED A STREET SIGN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.  NO INJURIES REPORTED. NTSB WILL SEND A MECHANIC TO RVS TO INSPECT 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 CEN16LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA162), Apr 21, 2016: Cessna 150J (N51242), Bixby, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined, as the fuel state of the airplane at the time of the accident could not be verified, and postaccident examination of the engine…

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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