# Incident 20230109000329I: Cessna 150F, Cravens, AR, January 9, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 2023, 17:04 local time
- Place: Cravens, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5484° N, 93.9169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cravens, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5484&lon=-93.9169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6837F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6837F) (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 MOTOR 0-200-A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 722 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230109000329I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CLARKSVILLE ARKANSAS (H35) AND DEPARTED TO THE NORTH WEST. AFTER 40 MINUTES IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH WITH HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE AND LOW OIL PRESSURE THEN THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO PERFORM A FORCED LANDING IN A CATTLE PASTURE 1.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CRAVENS ARKANSAS. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED NO DAMAGE AND THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. UPON EXAMINATION THE FORWARD, RIGHT HAND, TOP PORTION ON THE CRANKCASE HAD PUNCTURE DAMAGE INDICATIVE OF AN INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE.

## Other reports on N6837F (1)

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

- [Accident 20230731021799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230731021799A), Jul 31, 2023: Cessna 150F (N6837F), Sherman, TX, Substantial damage. Arrived on scene at Sherman Municipal Airport (swi) at approx. 1300L. I was met by pilot and airport manager. Pilot reported to roc that he was in the pattern…

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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