Cessna 150M accident near Sallisaw, Oklahoma, July 31, 1987
On July 31, 1987 at about 6:00 pm local time, a Cessna 150M, registered N150RG, was destroyed in an accident near Sallisaw, Oklahoma (Sallisaw 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
- July 31, 1987 · about 6:00 pm local time
- Place
- Sallisaw, Oklahoma · Sallisaw · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M · all 150Ms on the register
- Registration
- N150RG · no longer on the register · serial 15078532
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN NEAR THE SALLISAW, OKLAHOMA AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT AND HE ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD. HOWEVER, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND THEN IMPACTED WATER IN A MINING PIT. THE AIRCRAFT SANK IN APPROXIMATELY 35 FEET OF WATER. THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE POWER LOSS WAS NOT DETERMINED.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 104 hours in all; 11 in this make and model; 8 in the last 90 days; 57 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,200 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, February 1, 1987; 20 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ACK Rockdale TX at 3:00 pm
- Destination: OSH Oshkosh WI
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 020° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 99°F (37°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:50 pm from FSM, 26 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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