# NTSB FTW79FPM10: Cessna 150, N50254, Vinita, OK, June 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1979
- Place: Vinita, OK · VINITA, OK
- Location: 36.6442° N, 95.0622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vinita, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6442&lon=-95.0622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135795
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPM10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPM10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1580  79/6/10  NR.VINITA,OK          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 1785
        TIME - 1112                    N50254              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELK CITY,OK                VINITA,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          HAZE                                                      22
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT DIVERTED AFTER ENCOUNTERING HEAD WND.PRECAUTIONARY LNDG ON HIWAY FOR LOW FUEL.STRUCK RD SIGN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50254](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50254-2013-08-15), registration cancelled 2013-08-15, S/N 15069169, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790610017279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790610017279A), Jun 10, 1979: Cessna 150H, Vinita, OK, Substantial damage. During precationary landing because of questionable fuel quanity aircraft struck highway sign.

## Other investigations on N50254 (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 LAX70F0118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0118), Aug 24, 1969: Cessna 150H (N50254), Van Nuys, CA, 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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