# NTSB FTW66F0133: Cessna 150, N5598E, Sapula, OK, March 9, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1965
- Place: Sapula, OK · SAPULA, OK
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178552
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0133
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0133

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1664   65/3/9    SAPULA OKLA         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1613                    N5598E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INADVERTENTLY PULLED MIXTURE CONTROL INSTEAD OF CARBURETOR HEAT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5598E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5598E-1973-05-16), registration cancelled 1973-05-16, S/N 17098 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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