Cessna 150M accident near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, May 26, 1983
On May 26, 1983 at about 10:00 pm local time, a Cessna 150M, registered N66245, was substantially damaged in an accident near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Page 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
The Certified Flight Instructor's delayed remedial action which resulted in the dual student stalling the airplane.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 26, 1983 · about 10:00 pm local time
- Place
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Page · 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
- N66245 · registry record · serial 15075949
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT LANDED HARD SHORT OF THE RWY ON THE NOSEGEAR AND BOUNCED. AS THE ACFT BOUNDED THE CFI ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL BUT THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND LEFT WING FIRST AND SLID TO A STOP 100 FT DOWN THE RWY AND 20 FT TO THE LEFT OFTHE RWY. ACCORDING TO THE CFI THE STUDENT WANTED TO APPROACH AT 60 MPH BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS INSTRUCTORS TEACHINGS AND HE DESIRED HER TO 'FLY AT 70 MPH UNTIL THE RWY WAS MADE.' THE STUDENT CONTINUED AT 60 MPH FLARED TOO HIGH, AND STALLED PRIOR TO REACHING THE RWY.
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: 1,077 hours in all; 30 in this make and model; 10 in the last 90 days; 797 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,822 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, September 13, 1982
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PWA Oklahoma City OK at 10:45 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17L, 3,500 ft by 75 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 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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