Cessna 150 accident near Trousdale, Kansas, June 24, 1988
On June 24, 1988, a Cessna 150, registered N6525F, was substantially damaged in an accident near Trousdale, Kansas. 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
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 24, 1988
- Place
- Trousdale, Kansas
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150 · all 150s on the register
- Registration
- N6525F · no longer on the register · serial 15063125
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING A CROSS COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT, THE PIC NOTICED AN EXCESSIVELY HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE. HE SAID HE ENRICHED THE FUEL MIXTURE, AND WHEN THAT FAILED TO COOL THE ENGINE, HE REVERSED HIS COURSE BACK TO HIS DEPARTURE APT. SHORTLY AFTER HIS REVERSAL OF COURSE, THE ENGINE FAILED, AND AN EMERGENCY LDG WAS ATTEMPTED. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SERVICE ROAD AND NOSED OVER. THE LDG WAS MADE DOWNWIND, WITH THE WIND VELOCITY OF 13 KNOTS GUSTING TO 20. POST ACCIDENT ENGINE INSPECTION AND RUN UP REVEALED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE FUEL LINE WAS ROUTED ABNORMALLY CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND HAD NO PROTECTIVE SHIELDING.
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: 152 hours in all; 30 in this make and model; 10 in the last 90 days; 5 in the last 30 days; 114 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,296 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 29, 1987; 25 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: LQR Larned KS
- Destination: LAW Lawton OK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 160° at 13 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 99°F (37°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:51 am from RSL, 80 miles away
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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Other NTSB records under N6525F the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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