- Date
- June 16, 1982, 22:55 local (Jun 17, 1982, 03:55 UTC)
- Place
- Tulsa, OK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N49482Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820616023999A
- Case key
- 72874
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft lost power during climb at 1300 feet. The engine would not restart. The pilot made a forced landing in the Arkansas river. No preimpact malfunction or failure of the aircraft's engine could be found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49482
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281301
- Airframe hours
- 1,427
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Keith Robin Stevens
- Registered owner
- S.K. Teter
- Departed
- Tulsa, OK
- Destination
- Tulsa, OK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 101 total · 87 in this make and model · 42 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.