# NTSB FTW87LA033: Cessna 150M, N714KY, Cresson, TX, December 20, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 20, 1986, 11:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place: Cresson, TX
- Coordinates: 32.720291, -97.44915 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7203&lon=-97.4492&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22308
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW87LA033
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22308/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA033

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate (cause)
  - refueling - not performed (contributing factor)
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
  - fuel supply - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## Analysis

AFTER ABOUT 45 MIN OF FLT TIME, THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI) & STUDENT PLT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO PRACTICE TOUCH-&-GO LANDINGS. AS THEY WERE TAKING OFF FROM THE 1ST TOUCH-&-GO, THE ENG LOST POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THEY MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN AREA NEAR THE RWY. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSE GEAR ENCOUNTERED SOFT/WET TERRAIN & COLLAPSED. AN EXAM OF THE FUEL SYS REVEALED THERE WAS ONLY .6 GAL OF USABLE FUEL REMAINING. THE ACFT HAD BEEN FLOWN 3 HRS ON A PREVIOUS FLT & WAS NOT REFUELED BEFORE TAKING OFF ON THE ACDNT FLT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N714KY](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714KY-2013-05-03), registration cancelled 2013-05-03, S/N 15079245, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15079245
- Airframe hours: 2115
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Tarrent Aero Assoc.
- Registered owner: H. C. Phillips
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: 100 hour, October 25, 1986, 38 hours before
- Departed: F72, FORT WORTH, TX
- Airport: 50F, Bourland Field, runway 17, 4,140 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 1,122 total, 210 in this make and model, 958 as pilot in command, 57 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: FTW, 22 nm away

## 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 19861220070669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861220070669A), Dec 20, 1986: Cessna 150M, Cresson, TX, Substantial damage. The engine lost power on a touch and go takeoff. Aircraft landed in a muddy field. Instructor failed to check fuel.

## Other investigations on N714KY (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 MIA79DKT81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT81), Jul 30, 1979: Cessna 150H (N714KY), Miami, FL, 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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