# NTSB FTW84LA016: Cessna 152, N49980, Okmulgee, OK, October 10, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 10, 1983, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Okmulgee, OK
- Coordinates: 35.63063, -95.95079 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6306&lon=-95.9508&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA016
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21178/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA016

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, landing
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENG LOST POWER. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, BUT BEFORE HE COULD STOP THE ACFT, IT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. LATER, THE ACFT ENG WAS EXAMINED, BUT NO REASON FOR THE POWER LOSS WAS FOUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N49980 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15281425
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Tulsa Pilot'S Club
- Registered owner: Ronald Wilson
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Airport: OKM, Okmulgee Muni., runway 17, 4,300 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 28; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 25 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 37,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19831010054129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831010054129A), Oct 10, 1983: Cessna 152, Okmulgee, OK, Substantial damage. Student reported engine failure on takeoff climb forced him to crash land in a field. No engine defects found.

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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