# NTSB FTW66F0339: Cessna 150, N8761S, Oklahoma Cty, OK, October 9, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1965
- Place: Oklahoma Cty, OK · OKLAHOMA CTY, OK
- Location: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4676&lon=-97.5164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175759
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0339
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0339

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2960   65/10/9   OKLAHOMA CTY OKLA   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N8761S              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILEY POST
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- CROSSWIND OF 15 KNOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8761S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8761S-2017-07-07), registration cancelled 2017-07-07, S/N 15062061, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wiley Post

## Other investigations on N8761S (2)

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 MIA90LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA156), Jul 21, 1990: Cessna 150 (N8761S), Jensen Beach, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO IMPROPER PLANNING BY THE PILOT.
- [NTSB FTW68F0333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0333), Nov 11, 1967: Cessna 150 (N8761S), Bethany, OK, 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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