- Date
- December 2, 1987, 17:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mangum, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3888VCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871202068999A
- Case key
- 22600
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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
According to the pilot, the engine started running rough during cruise flight. He elected to make a forced landing and intentionally stalled the aircraft into some trees to cushion the impact, substantially damaging the aircraft. The pilot further stated that the rough running engine was due to fuel starvation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3888V
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15076647
- Airframe hours
- 4,600
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Billy Roy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- AXS · Altus, OK
- Airport
- OK11 · Mangum
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
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 65 total · 65 in this make and model · 42 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LTS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3888V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.