- Date
- July 31, 1987, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Sallisaw, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N150RGCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870731043859A
- Case key
- 22408
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft impacted the terrain near the Sallisaw, Oklahoma airport. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot stated that the engine quit and he attempted a forced landing to a field. However, the pilot stated that the aircraft impacted trees and then impacted water in a mining pit. The aircraft sank in approximately 35 feet of water. The cause of the engine power loss was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N150RG
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15078532
- Airframe hours
- 2,200
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kenneth Bounos
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 1, 1987 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- ACK · Rockdale, TX
- Destination
- OSH · Oshkosh, WI
- Airport
- 2M2 · Sallisaw
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 104 total · 11 in this make and model · 57 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 99 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FSM, 26 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.