Cessna 150H accident near Shreveport, Louisiana, January 19, 1982
On January 19, 1982 at about 7:15 pm local time, a Cessna 150H, registered N6510S, was substantially damaged in an accident near Shreveport, Louisiana (Shreveport Regional airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 19, 1982 · about 7:15 pm local time
- Place
- Shreveport, Louisiana · Shreveport Regional · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150H · all 150Hs on the register
- Registration
- N6510S · no longer on the register · serial 15067310
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT DEPARTED STILLWATER, OK AT 0950 CST ON A FLIGHT TO MCALISTER, OK. WHILE AIRBORNE, HE AMENDED HIS DESTINATION TO SHREVEPORT, LA WITH AN ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME OF 1251 CST. ON HIS FLIGHT PLAN, HE ESTIMATED 3 HOURS OF FUEL ON BOARD. AT 1253 CST, THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT TWO MILES FROM THE AIRPORT AT SHREVEPORT. A CRASH LANDING WAS MADE AT AN INTERSECTION OF A STREET AND A HIGHWAY. AN INSPECTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED THAT 2.1 GALLONS OF FUEL WERE REMAINING. THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL CAPACITY WAS 26 GALLONS WITH 3.5 GALLONS OF UNUSABLE FUEL.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 548 hours in all; 26 in this make and model; 18 in the last 90 days; 385 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,342 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 56 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Stillwater OK
- Destination: Chapell Hill TX
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 230° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 30,000 ft
- Temperature: 171°F (77°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 12:53 pm from SHV
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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