Cessna 150 accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma, September 7, 1982
On September 7, 1982 at about 9:42 pm local time, a Cessna 150, registered N4747X, was substantially damaged in an accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma (Tulsa International airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. 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
- September 7, 1982 · about 9:42 pm local time
- Place
- Tulsa, Oklahoma · Tulsa International · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150 · all 150s on the register
- Registration
- N4747X · no longer on the register · serial 15064797
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES ON FINAL AFTER ENGINE QUIT DUE TO LACK OF FUEL. AIRCRAFT HAD 1 GALLON OF FUEL ON BOARD WHEN IT CRASHED.
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: single-engine land
- Flight time: 883 hours in all; 203 in this make and model; 4 in the last 90 days; 4 in the last 30 days; 820 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (invalid medical for flight)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,010 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 21 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Chanute KS at 3:30 pm
- Destination: Tulsa OK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17R
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 160° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 12,000 ft
- Temperature: 192°F (89°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:49 pm from TUL
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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