Cessna 150M accident near Altus, Oklahoma, April 22, 1983
On April 22, 1983 at about 6:30 pm local time, a Cessna 150M, registered N63385, was substantially damaged in an accident near Altus, Oklahoma (Altus Municipal airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were 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
- April 22, 1983 · about 6:30 pm local time
- Place
- Altus, Oklahoma · Altus Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M · all 150Ms on the register
- Registration
- N63385 · no longer on the register · serial 15077275
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND A DITCH DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE ACFT WAS PULLED OFF THE GROUND PREMATURELY AND WHEN IT FAILED TO ACCELERATE THE CFI ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. DURING THE ROLLOUT THE ACFT WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND INTO A DITCH. THIS WAS A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLT. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE REPORTED.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 683 hours in all; 31 in this make and model; 38 in the last 90 days; 11 in the last 30 days; 474 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,840 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, June 6, 1982; 5 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 12, 4,000 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 014° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 8,000 ft
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N63385 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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